Paraskevi
Paraskevi is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Paraskevi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paraskevi is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Paraskevi
American parents first put Paraskevi on the record books as a baby girl name in 1968, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 13 Paraskevis were born — ranking #8,330 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Paraskevis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 271 Paraskevis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Paraskevi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Paraskevi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Paraskevi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Paraskevi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Periscope
- Parasit
- Paresis
- Penske
- Passkey
- Psv
- Brasov
- Paskey
- Pcv
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Paraskevi
Paraskevi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 271 births in the dataset. Paraskevi's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #8,330. Use the chart and map above to compare Paraskevi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.