Given name & surname
Parisa
“a fairylike young girl”
Parisa is a variant of Pari. One Persian interpretation is “a fairylike young girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Parisa is a variant of Pari. One Persian interpretation is “a fairylike young girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Parisa is a variant of Pari. An origin associated with Pari is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Parisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,102
- 0 boys · 1,102 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,845 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,845 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,975 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Parisa
- Parisa Fitz-HenleyJamaican–American actress and modelborn 1977
- Parisa TabrizAmerican/Iranian computer security expertborn 1983
- Parisa LiljestrandSwedish politicianborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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