Entry № 0970 · Persian origin

Pari Pari — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ PAH-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Persian
Meaning
"Fairy, beautiful"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Persian)

A name that means "fairy, beautiful".

Pari (پری) is the Persian word for "fairy" — the supernatural beings of Persian and broader Middle Eastern folklore, often beautiful, sometimes mischievous. By extension, the word is used to describe a woman of extraordinary beauty.

Pari is used as a girl's name across Iran, Afghanistan, and the broader Persian-speaking world. It also appears in Urdu, Hindi, and Turkish. The Bollywood film Pari (2018) brought the name international attention.

A Persian fairy. A name that suggests another world.

The name in its native script.

پری
Transliteration
Parī
Pronunciation
/ ˈpɑː.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Pari stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Pari · last year
187 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Paris before her.

Real people
Pari Saberi
Iranian theatre director.
born 1933
In fiction
Pari
Character in Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed.
2013 novel

Names connected to Pari.

The number behind Pari.

6

The Nurturer

Pari reduces to six — the number of soft beauty.

Why families chose this name.

"She is our fairy. The Persian word. That is what she is."
Soraya · Mother of one · Tehran