Parris
Parris is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Parris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Parris is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Parris
As a girl name
Parris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 77 Parriss were born — ranking #2,264 that year. As of 2026, Parris ranks #8,227 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Parriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Parris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 63 Parriss were born — ranking #1,473 that year. As of 2026, Parris ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 2K Parriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Parris
Parris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Parris's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Parris'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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