How Many People Are Named Paradise?
An estimated 1,224 people in the United States have the first name Paradise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Paradise peaked in popularity in 2019 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paradise 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 Paradise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paradise is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,224
About 1 in 280,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2019
55 births
Total Registered
1,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paradise
Paradise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,244 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paradise as a female name
Ranked #4,433 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (55 births)
Paradise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paradise span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 391 babies were registered. While Paradise is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paradise by Decade
How has Paradise 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.
Paradise by State
Birth registrations for Paradise span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas. On average, about 31 Paradises were registered per state.
Paradise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paradise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paradise
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paradise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paradise?
We estimate approximately 1,224 people named Paradise 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 280,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Paradise a common name?
Paradise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paradise most popular?
Paradise reached peak popularity in 2019, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paradise is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paradise a female name?
Paradise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paradise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paradise Smith, Paradise Johnson, Paradise 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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