Paris

French place-name

Paris Origin and Meaning

The name Paris is a boy's name of French origin.

The first famous Paris was a mythological prince of incredible beauty. The most recent was media darling Paris Hilton, inspirer of a generation of baby-girl namesakes. But since Pierce Brosnan and other celebs have continued to use it for their sons, the name retains some masculine identity. For girls, it jumped from #464 to #412 in the past year alone.

# 817 in the US

Paris Rank in US Top 1000

# 1107 on Nameberry

Paris Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Paris Popularity

Famous People Named Paris

  • Saint Paris
    Bishop of Teano
  • Paris Themmen
    American actor
  • Paris Michael Lenon
    American football player
  • Paris K.C. Barclay
    American film director
  • Paris Elia
    Cypriot footballer
  • Paris Jackson
    Canadian rugby player
  • Paris Kasidokostas Latsis
    Greek shipping heir and one,time fiance of Paris Hilton
  • Paris Beckett Brosnan (b. 2001)
    son of actor Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith

Paris in Pop Culture

  • Paris
    Greek mythological prince whose judgement of the three goddesses and kidnapping of Helen sparked the Trojan War
  • Paris
    character in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
  • Paris Minton
    from TV series "Fallen Angels"
  • Paris Bennett aka Exodus
    character in Marvel's X,Factor comics
  • Paris aka Nathan Taylor
    character in Marvel Comics' Pantheon
  • "Paris"
    song by The Chainsmokers
  • Paris
    Texas, USA