How Many People Are Named Paras?
An estimated 276 people in the United States have the first name Paras. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Paras peaked in popularity in 1990 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paras 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 Paras paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
276
About 1 in 1,241,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1990
15 births
Total Registered
284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paras
Paras is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paras as a male name
Ranked #11,930 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (15 births)
Paras: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paras span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 92 babies were registered. Paras has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paras by Decade
How has Paras 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.
Paras + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paras as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paras
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paras: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paras?
We estimate approximately 276 people named Paras 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 1,241,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Paras a common name?
Paras is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paras most popular?
Paras reached peak popularity in 1990, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paras is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paras a male name?
Paras is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paras Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paras Smith, Paras Johnson, Paras 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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