Fun Facts About the Name Pareesa
- 51 babies named Pareesa: U.S. records list 51 babies given the name Pareesa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pareesa Mean?
Pareesa is an English-language spelling of the Persian feminine name Parisa (پریسا), which means "like a fairy" or "fairy-like." It is built from two Persian elements: parī (پری), a fairy or beautiful winged spirit of Persian folklore, and the suffix -sā (سا), meaning "like" or "resembling." The name is therefore a comparison rather than a noun - the bearer is likened to a parī. The spelling with a doubled e does not change the meaning; it reflects South Asian and English transliteration habits that render the Persian long vowels differently from the simpler spelling Parisa.
Pareesa Name History & Origins
The word behind the name, parī, is connected to Avestan pairikā, a female supernatural being in Zoroastrian texts. In those early religious writings the pairikā are portrayed as harmful, seductive figures set against the faithful, and that negative sense appears in some Zoroastrian literature. In later Persian language and poetry the parī was recast as a beautiful, elusive winged creature, often contrasted with the dīv (demon) and with ordinary humans. The given name Parisa was formed on this later, admiring sense of the word by adding the suffix -sā.
Persian names of this formation spread with the Persian language and with Persianate court and literary culture into Central Asia, Afghanistan, and the Indian subcontinent, a reach that grew during the Mughal period, when Persian served as a language of administration and letters. In South Asia and in diaspora communities the name is frequently written Pareesa or Parissa, while Parisa remains the usual form in Iran. These are variant spellings of one name rather than separate names with distinct origins.
How Popular is the Name Pareesa?
Pareesa 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 2022. Its best rank was #13,234 in 2022.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,668 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,234 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #14,813 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,374 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #15,194 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #15,464 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #18,202 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #16,046 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #19,485 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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