How Many People Are Named Parminder?
An estimated 34 people in the United States have the first name Parminder. It is used for both genders, with 58.3% male. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Parminder peaked in popularity in 1988 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parminder 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 Parminder paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Parminder is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
34
About 1 in 10,081,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
58.3% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1988
10 births
Total Registered
36
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parminder
Parminder is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (58.3%) and females (41.7%). Out of 36 total births registered, 21 were male and 15 were female.
Parminder as a male name
Ranked #11,995 in 2002
5 male births in 2002
Peak: 1993 (6 births)
Parminder as a female name
Ranked #13,880 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1971 (5 births)
Parminder: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parminder span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 20 babies were registered. Parminder has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parminder by Decade
How has Parminder 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.
Parminder + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parminder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parminder
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Parminder: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parminder?
We estimate approximately 34 people named Parminder 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 10,081,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Parminder a common name?
Parminder is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parminder most popular?
Parminder reached peak popularity in 1988, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parminder is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parminder a male name?
Parminder is predominantly male. 58.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parminder Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parminder Smith, Parminder Johnson, Parminder 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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