How Many People Are Named Parag?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Parag. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Parag peaked in popularity in 1975 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parag 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 Parag paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1975
15 births
Total Registered
199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parag
Parag is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 199 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Parag as a male name
Ranked #9,773 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1975 (15 births)
Parag: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parag span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 104 babies were registered. Parag has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parag by Decade
How has Parag 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.
Parag + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parag as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parag
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Parag: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parag?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Parag 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 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Parag a common name?
Parag is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parag most popular?
Parag reached peak popularity in 1975, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parag is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parag a male name?
Parag is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parag Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parag Smith, Parag Johnson, Parag 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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