MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Paras mean?
Paras is the legendary touchstone said in Indian lore to turn iron into gold. It should be distinguished from Persian Pārs, a place-name with a different origin.
Pronunciation
IAST: pārasa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पारस
Letter-by-letter: pārasa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Paras in Indian usage
77,009 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 9,583 records (12.4%).
- Recorded as male: 67,426 records (87.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,462 |
| 1940s | 5,293 |
| 1950s | 10,937 |
| 1960s | 15,691 |
| 1970s | 14,778 |
| 1980s | 14,813 |
| 1990s | 13,731 |
| Other decades | 304 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 30,476 |
| Bihar | 18,359 |
| Rajasthan | 16,142 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,788 |
| Jharkhand | 2,187 |
| Haryana | 2,130 |
| Punjab | 1,358 |
| Uttarakhand | 879 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 314 |
| Maharashtra | 159 |
| Other states | 217 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Paras / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Paras; Table_6, C4893 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Paras; Table_6, C4893