Parvin

Boys' name

The Pleiades

Parvin has been given to 144 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1918, with 11 recorded.

Babies named Parvin, 1963

1 in 565,000

Parvin over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Parvin: meaning, origin, and history

The Pleiades

Persian

What Parvin means

Parvin means “the Pleiades”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Parvin is used in Persian, Urdu and Hindi.

Origin, language, and formation

Parvin is used in English. Its origins include Persian.

Parvin comes through Persian پروین.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 144 boys were recorded with the name Parvin between 1913 and 1963. Its highest annual count was 11 in 1918; its best national rank was #2,661 in 1918.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Parvin?

Parvin had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1963, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1963: 1 in 565,000; 7 of 3,958,455 births
Among boys only: 1 in 290,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1963: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 391,971 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Parvin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1963 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 391,971 children born in 1963 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Parvin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Parvins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Parvin was born before 1930 — so the typical Parvin is around 95 today.

Median birth year: 1930; About 95 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 27.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 30.6%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 17; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 27.8% of all recorded uses (40).

Is Parvin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1918 (11)
Years since peak: 107; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 18.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,661; 1918

Spellings of Parvin

Parvin is not the most common spelling — Martin is, with 21.6% against Parvin's <0.01%.

Martin21.6%315,561
Marvin17.4%254,192
Calvin15.1%221,064
Gavin13.0%189,270
Alvin11.1%161,414
Irvin2.7%39,922
Ervin2.7%38,991
Darin2.2%32,546

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Parvin around the world

Where Parvin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2005–2005
#4,798
in 2005

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Parvin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,661; 1918
Peak year: 1918; 11 that year
First recorded: 1913
Last recorded: 1963
All-time count: 144
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Parvin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Parson Parthiv Shivin Dervin Parley Parin Jarvin Keyvin Parv Parish Zayvin Harvin Param Ayvin Sarvin Lavin Nivin Mavin Aarvin Revin Sharvin Nelvin Parag Dhanvin

Sibling names for Parvin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Winnifred Johnie Ray Lida Maybelle Floy Garnet Mathilda

For a brother

Granville Valentine Ellsworth Orval Buster Sol Omer Ferdinand

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