Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Paraskevi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paraskevi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 276
- 0 boys · 276 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 657 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paraskevi’s family of names
In English usage, Paraskevi has a conventional equivalent in the French form Parascève. In English usage, Paraskevi has a conventional equivalent in the Ingrian form PARASKA. In English usage, Paraskevi has a conventional equivalent in the Ukrainian form Пара́ска.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Paraskevi has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Paraskevi
- Voula PatoulidouGreek former athleteborn 1965
- Paraskevi of IconiumChristian martyr200–300
- Paraskevi KantzaGreek Paralympianborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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