Parisa
Parisā is a Persian feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Parisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Parisā is a Persian feminine given name.
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Origin & history
The Story of Parisa
Parisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 40 Parisas were born — ranking #2,887 that year. As of 2026, Parisa ranks #5,058 for baby girls with 26 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 1K Parisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Parisa
Parisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Parisa's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #2,887. Use the chart and map above to compare Parisa'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 .
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