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Paris
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78% girls / 22% boys
Origin of the name
Paris is the name of the capital of France, and of the Trojan prince who, in Greek myth, carried off Helen and started the Trojan War.
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Where babies named Paris are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Paris is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Paris is most common in Mississippi (2.8 times), Louisiana (2.6) and Georgia (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Paris are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Paris is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Paris is most common in Illinois (3.6 times), Michigan (2.3) and New York (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 8% | 92% |
| 1920s | 7% | 93% |
| 1930s | 5% | 95% |
| 1940s | 18% | 82% |
| 1950s | 36% | 64% |
| 1960s | 49% | 51% |
| 1970s | 37% | 63% |
| 1980s | 58% | 42% |
| 1990s | 69% | 31% |
| 2000s | 91% | 9% |
| 2010s | 93% | 7% |
| 2020s | 91% | 9% |