What origin is the name Paras?

Paras comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Paras a popular name?

Paras is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Paras?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Paras — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Paras?

Paras starts with the syllable “Pa” (पा), which traditionally belongs to Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, pada 3, in Kanya rashi (Virgo).

Paras

Q: Is Paras a rare name?

Yes. Paras does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Paras

Paras

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Paras is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Touchstone; a stone ( mythical stone ) which can turn anything into gold", Rashi Kanya.

The meaning of Paras is "Touchstone; a stone ( mythical stone ) which can turn anything into gold" — a unisex name of sanskrit origin. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: पारस
Rashi: Kanya
Nakshatra: uttara phalguni (Pa)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Touchstone; a stone ( mythical stone ) which can turn anything into gold

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as पारस

Quick answers about Paras

Very rare in US records

What does Paras mean?

Paras is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Touchstone; a stone ( mythical stone ) which can turn anything into gold".

Is Paras a rare name?

Yes. Paras does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Paras

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Pa (पा)
Rashi: Kanya (Virgo)
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni, pada 3
Name number: 6

By tradition, names starting with “Pa” suit babies born in Uttara Phalguni nakshatra (pada 3), which falls in Kanya rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.