How Many People Are Named Parissa?
An estimated 89 people in the United States have the first name Parissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Parissa peaked in popularity in 1988 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parissa 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 Parissa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Parissa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
89
About 1 in 3,851,172 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1988
8 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parissa
Parissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Parissa as a female name
Ranked #18,472 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1988 (8 births)
Parissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parissa span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 39 babies were registered. While Parissa is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Parissa by Decade
How has Parissa 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.
Parissa by State
Parissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parissa
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Parissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parissa?
We estimate approximately 89 people named Parissa 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 3,851,172 Americans share this first name.
Is Parissa a common name?
Parissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parissa most popular?
Parissa reached peak popularity in 1988, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parissa is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parissa a female name?
Parissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parissa Smith, Parissa Johnson, Parissa 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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