How Many People Are Named Para?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Para. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Para peaked in popularity in 1925 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Para as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Para paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Para is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Para is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1925
17 births
Total Registered
353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Para
Para is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 353 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Para as a female name
Ranked #6,400 in 1963
6 female births in 1963
Peak: 1925 (17 births)
Para: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Para span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 105 babies were registered. Para has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Para by Decade
How has Para tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Para by State
Para + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Para as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Para
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Para: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Para?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Para are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Para a common name?
Para is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Para most popular?
Para reached peak popularity in 1925, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Para is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Para a female name?
Para is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Para Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Para Smith, Para Johnson, Para Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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