Declining since 2013, #102 for boys today.
Popularity of Parker since 1880
Babies named Parker per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 112 |
| 1890s | 0 | 134 |
| 1900s | 0 | 143 |
| 1910s | 0 | 546 |
| 1920s | 0 | 728 |
| 1930s | 0 | 559 |
| 1940s | 0 | 578 |
| 1950s | 0 | 568 |
| 1960s | 0 | 524 |
| 1970s | 18 | 632 |
| 1980s | 108 | 2,800 |
| 1990s | 946 | 16,234 |
| 2000s | 4,168 | 35,729 |
| 2010s | 13,321 | 49,234 |
| 2020s | 14,334 | 22,420 |
Meaning & origin
Parker has been in the American data since records began in 1880, but for its first century it was an occasional borrowing from the family tree rather than a fashion. That changed with the surname-name wave: the climb through the 1990s and 2000s carried it to a 2013 peak, and it has coasted downward gently since, ranking 102nd in 2025, about one in every 491 newborns.
What sets Parker apart from most of that surname cohort is its gender balance; it is used for boys and girls at rates close enough that it reads as genuinely unisex rather than as a boys' name being borrowed. Its strongest states are Vermont, Maine, and West Virginia, giving it a distinctly rural, northern-New-England-and-Appalachia accent rather than a big-metro one.
Parker is an occupational surname from Old French parchier or parquier, the keeper of a park, in medieval England a fenced hunting preserve rather than a public green. The surname is recorded from the thirteenth century and became one of England's most common. As an American given name it appears in Social Security data from the very first year, 1880, used mostly for boys; the surname-name fashion of the 1990s and 2000s broadened it into genuinely unisex territory, and it reached its high-water mark in 2013.
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Where Parker is most popular
Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Parker” around the world
Where Parker lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Ireland
15
babies in 2025
New Zealand
36
babies in 2025
Quebec
7
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Park
Famous people named Parker
- Parker Posey · American actress and independent-film mainstay
- Parker Stevenson · American actor known for The Hardy Boys Mysteries
Sibling names for Parker
Names that share Parker's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Quinn, Sloane, Emerson, Avery, Rowan, Madison, Riley, Cadence, Jordyn, Kennedy, Kenzie, Piper, Austyn, Averi, Baily, Blakely, Carsyn, Chanel, Ellery, Emerie, Kendal, Kinsey, Kodi, Merritt, Page, Palmer, Raleigh, Saylor, Sydnee, Sydni, Tatum, Tenley, Ashby, Atlee, Aubry, Blakelyn, Brynleigh, Cambree, Cameran, Cameryn, Carrington, Cydney, Ellington, Emmerson, Hadleigh, Harlyn, Irelynn, Kameryn, Kaydance, Kelcie, Kenlee, Kennady, Kensington, Lakelyn, Linzy, Malerie, Malory, Mckinlee, Paiton, Pyper, Rainey, Ripley, Rylynn, Tinsley, Tylar, Abree, Avaree, Averey, Baylei, Bradie, Bradleigh, Colbi, Corley, Courtnay, Cydnee, Cydnie, Delanee, Emsley, Harlei, Jailin, Jordann, Jourdyn, Kamrie, Kaylana, Kenedy, Kindall, Langley, Logyn, Lynleigh, Mackenzy, Maddyn, Makensie, Mckynzie, Mickenzie, Morgann, Morganne, Neeley, Payge, Paytin, Penne, Peyten, Pressley, Raelle, Reygan, Rielly, Rozlynn, Sayler, Selby, Shaelee, Shaylan, Shyloh, Skipper, Tailor, Talor, Taylour, Addisynn, Allizon, Anslie, Bailynn, Berklee, Chancie, Charlye, Chyler, Ellary, Haelyn, Hailea, Kambryn, Keiri, Kelcee, Kenslei, Kinslie, Kirbie, Kynzi, Laiken, Leightyn, Lexey, Lexxi, Linzey, Lundon, Makinsey, Makinzee, Mallarie, Mckensey, Mikenzie, Paighton, Pieper, Porschia, Quinci, Quinley, Raley, Raygan, Reagen, Riely, Ryen, Schylar, Sidnie, Skiler, Skyllar, Teagyn, Teighlor, Bryona, Edynn, Adlynn, Audryna, Avree, Breklyn, Brookley, Camera, Carling, Caylor, Chandlar, Crickett, Deilany, Delaynee, Delayni, Graclynn, Graylyn, Harlea, Hatley, Hinley, Hopelynn, Infantof, Kaedance, Karstyn, Keilynn, Kelty, Kennidee, Laelyn, Maitland, Marsali, Massey, Palyn, Parys, Peni, Phinley, Portland, Quinnly, Rilley, Riplee, Riverlee, Savahna, Storey, Taitum, Tatym, Taygan, Wakely, Yaslyn
Brothers: Carter, Mason, Sawyer, Bennett, Grayson, Colton, Carson, Chandler, Dallas, Dalton, Tanner, Tucker, Weston, Baylor, Beckham, Booker, Briggs, Bronson, Channing, Chason, Dekota, Dillan, Finnley, Fischer, Fisher, Fletcher, Foster, Garrison, Gentry, Gibson, Gunner, Huxley, Jaxen, Jennings, Jorden, Karson, Kendell, Kolton, Miller, Nixon, Payson, Rogers, Thatcher, Tillman, Torrey, Turner, Watson, Ashten, Baylen, Bryden, Camrin, Carsen, Cayce, Copeland, Decker, Dixon, Granger, Henderson, Huntley, Jarren, Jayse, Jourdan, Kc, Keller, Kemper, Kooper, Larson, Maddex, Masen, Mckay, Morrison, Quincey, Ransom, Rhyder, Rider, Robinson, Sanders, Schuyler, Stevens, Wheeler, Asbury, Banner, Bransen, Brodey, Buckley, Caidan, Caldwell, Chancelor, Chanler, Coulson, Cuyler, Darey, Dawsen, Derin, Destyn, Draper, Eddison, Findley, Fuller, Gracin, Graden, Hatcher, Holdyn, Hunner, Janson, Jeter, Karver, Keagen, Kessler, Kipling, Kramer, Lander, Maxfield, Nason, Neyland, Renny, Rhyker, Roper, Sayer, Seeley, Styles, Trayton, Weaver, Whitaker, Whitman, Whitten, Wrigley, Astin, Becker, Bohden, Brandom, Chanson, Coleby, Davison, Diezel, Griffey, Hawken, Hodges, Jaymin, Jenner, Kaide, Kayton, Kempton, Kindred, Linkon, Majour, Myers, Pace, Rece, Redford, Ripken, Rucker, Sadler, Schneider, Sender, Stockton, Tieler, Tiler, Travers, Tyeler, Wilkes, Aceton, Ayren, Bailor, Brenyn, Caster, Catcher, Chantry, Chaysen, Couper, Crews, Dryden, Gardiner, Graysyn, Grayton, Hollister, Hooper, Jaymason, Joyner, Kieffer, Kinser, Kinsler, Kipper, Kohner, Koleman, Kuper, Kutler, Piercen, Robson, Seager, Sutter, Swanson, Tannar, Traeger, Tyner, Waller, Winchester
Names like Parker
Names whose popularity has moved with Parker's over the last 50 years.
