Fun Facts About the Name Parag
- 199 babies named Parag: U.S. records list 199 babies given the name Parag from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Parag Mean?
Parag comes from the Sanskrit word parāga (पराग), whose basic meaning is "pollen of a flower." Sanskrit dictionaries also give the same word the senses "dust" and "fragrance" or "perfume," which follow from the image of the fine, scented powder produced by blossoms. It is often explained as parā ("forth, away") joined to a form of the root ag ("to go"), so that pollen is "that which is cast forth." That breakdown is a traditional etymological suggestion rather than a settled fact, and some sources instead connect the word with parāg, a fragrant substance.
The similar-looking Sanskrit word pāraga (पारग, with a long first vowel) means something different - "one who has gone to the far shore," used of a ferryman or of a person who has crossed over - and is a separate word, not the source of this name.
Parag Name History & Origins
Parāga is an old word in Sanskrit and appears in classical poetry in descriptions of bees gathering pollen from flowers. Because the word was already part of the literary vocabulary, it passed into later Indian languages, where speakers of Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali use forms such as parag for the same thing: flower pollen.
Parag is a masculine given name in India, formed in the common way by taking a meaningful Sanskrit word as a child's name. It is used by Hindu families in northern and western India and by Indian families living abroad.
How Popular is the Name Parag?
Parag has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1975. Its best rank was #2,722 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #9,773 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,128 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #3,654 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,903 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #3,974 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #4,069 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,495 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #4,402 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,382 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,752 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #3,780 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #4,473 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #2,919 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #2,722 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #2,904 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #3,970 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,284 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,744 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,841 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Parag Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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