Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Paradise

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,844 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#4,844
among girls · ↓391 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Paradise · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
55 babies
All-time total
1,273
#6,382 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Paradise popularity over time

1,273 babies have been named Paradise since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #10,766
1980s 34 3 +580% #7,813
1990s 250 25 +635% #3,280
2000s 367 37 +47% #3,204
2010s 391 39 +7% #2,986
2020s (to 2025) 226 38 -4% #3,154

Where Paradise is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Paradise

Paradise is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,844 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,273 American babies have been named Paradise. Its peak came in 2019, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Paradise stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Paradise?

The median living Paradise is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 24. An estimated 1,300 people named Paradise are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Paradise year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,844
2024 32 #4,453
2023 33 #4,344
2022 52 #3,154
2021 41 #3,720
2020 40 #3,724
2019 55 #2,986
2018 48 #3,333
2017 34 #4,290
2016 35 #4,218
2015 30 #4,688
2014 32 #4,528
2013 37 #4,065
2012 44 #3,634
2011 43 #3,647
2010 33 #4,473
2009 34 #4,454
2008 33 #4,618
2007 54 #3,204
2006 48 #3,405
2005 48 #3,248
2004 33 #4,255
2003 36 #3,859
2002 24 #5,047
2001 26 #4,655
2000 31 #4,054
1995 23 #4,464
1990 16 #5,759
1985 7 #8,995
1980 5 #11,630
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Famous people named Paradise

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Paradise Oskar Musical artist b. 1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Paradise, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Paradise?

The median living Paradise is about 16 years old. Half of all living Paradises are between 7 and 24 years old.

How many people named Paradise are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Paradise are alive in the United States, based on 1,273 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Paradise in 2025?

Paradise ranked #4,844 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Paradise?

1,273 babies have been named Paradise in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Paradise most popular?

Paradise peaked in 2019, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Paradise a boy or girl name?

Paradise is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Paradise rising or falling?

Paradise has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Paradise become more popular?

Paradise is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Paradise in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Paradise?

Well-known people named Paradise include Paradise Oskar (singer).

Names like Paradise

Names that sound and feel close to Paradise: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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