Para

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How to Pronounce Para

Pronounced PAIR-uh /ˈpɛr.ə/Low

Meaning: Para is a short vintage name whose origin is not clearly documented. It may be a clipped form of a longer name such as Sara or Barbara, or a simple coinage. We were not able to trace a firm root, so we keep the entry honest and short.Low

In 30 seconds: Para is a short early-century name of uncertain origin, perhaps clipped from a longer name. It stayed rare, peaking in the mid nineteen-twenties (said PAIR-uh).

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MeaningPara is a short vintage name whose origin is not clearly documented. It may be a clipped form of a longer name such as Sara or Barbara, or a simple coinage. We were not able to trace a firm root, so we keep the entry honest and short.

U.S. rank (1963)#6400 ↘ Falling

1963 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1925

Total births (all-time)≈ 353

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Para is a brief, tidy name that appears in early American records without a clear origin. It could be a shortening of Sara or Barbara, or an invented name in its own right; the evidence does not settle the question. Rather than assign it a confident meaning it does not have, we note the uncertainty plainly.

Para was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak around 1925, and it had faded by mid-century. A woman named Para then would be past a hundred today.

Did you know? Very short girls' names like Para turn up in early-century records that we cannot always trace, sometimes as clipped family forms and sometimes as one-off coinages.

Overall data confidence 25%

References - Para — Uncertain; possible clip of Sara/Barbara or a coinage

Variations

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Para mean?

Its origin is uncertain; it may be a clipped form of Sara or Barbara, or a simple coinage. We note this honestly.

How do you pronounce Para?

It is said PAIR-uh /ˈpɛr.ə/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Para a boy or girl name?

Para is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Para?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.