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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 90 recorded years as a table

Parris, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1917	5
1925	6
1927	8
1934	6
1936	6
1940	6
1942	15
1943	17
1944	7
1945	4
1946	4
1947	12
1948	11
1949	7
1950	7
1951	6
1952	7
1953	5
1954	4
1955	5
1956	6
1957	4
1958	11
1959	8
1960	14
1961	15
1962	9
1963	13
1964	16
1965	10
1966	11
1967	13
1968	20
1969	10
1970	18
1971	19
1972	10
1973	12
1974	13
1975	10
1976	8
1977	15
1978	10
1979	9
1980	17
1981	15
1982	15
1983	16
1984	22
1985	20
1986	14
1987	20
1988	23
1989	18
1990	25
1991	29
1992	29
1993	32
1994	22
1995	17
1996	20
1997	19
1998	24
1999	17
2000	15
2001	10
2002	12
2003	10
2004	10
2005	10
2006	8
2007	9
2008	8
2009	11
2010	7
2011	5
2012	8
2013	5
2014	8
2015	5
2016	8
2017	3
2018	7
2019	6
2020	5
2021	4
2022	5
2023	4
2024	3
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Parris isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1917: 1,903

Most popular in 1993, at 32 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 38% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.