Parker

#106 for girls in 2025, 2,536 births · #102 for boys in 2025, 3,477 births
Given to boys 79.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2015 · 5,418 births
Debut · boys
14 births
In top 100 · boys
16 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
130,941
since 1880

Parker over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #72, 2015girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1062,536#1023,477
2024#1042,525#973,616
2023#1222,296#913,807
2022#1152,409#943,861
2021#1152,420#933,845
2020#1282,148#953,814
2019#1431,977#983,907
2018#1621,764#964,007
2017#2071,494#904,382
2016#2171,482#874,730
2015#2281,447#725,418
2014#2331,406#735,720
2013#2671,202#745,672
2012#3171,024#815,370
2011#366873#795,296
2010#465652#854,732
2009#503600#964,626
2008#505617#1034,321
2007#592505#1084,077
2006#636453#1163,667
2005#710384#1193,404
2004#660414#1313,063
2003#797310#1253,186
2002#766315#1263,099
2001#758316#1233,187
2000#866254#1273,099
1999#867248#1243,011
1998#1,081179#1422,629
1997#1,312132#1502,298
1996#1,58398#1791,797
1995#1,90073#2161,368
1994#2,41253#2381,250
1993#2,35154#2461,156
1992#2,43353#2561,118
1991#3,09736#293883
1990#4,69420#342724
1989#5,54515#405529
1988#6,27712#441418
1987#5,07415#485333
1986#5,45913#471338
1985#5,07714#491310
1984#5,89911#554242
1983#7,3128#587209
1982#9,2376#706152
1981#6,8049#750135
1980#10,3925#758134
1979—#751133
1978#9,7505#816109
1977#9,6525#1,06466
1976—#1,26748
1975—#1,32243
1974—#1,69228
1973—#1,51432
1972—#1,19647
1971—#1,00765
1970#5,8188#1,04361
1969—#1,06453
1968—#91063
1967—#1,21538
1966—#1,21638
1965—#94860
1964—#1,05951
1963—#1,02055
1962—#1,01357
1961—#1,05255
1960—#1,04554
1959—#1,02656
1958—#1,22240
1957—#92567
1956—#1,01954
1955—#1,05451
1954—#95260
1953—#95057
1952—#91560
1951—#89262
1950—#87861
1949—#96751
1948—#82169
1947—#79475
1946—#86957
1945—#86452
1944—#99143
1943—#82863
1942—#93350
1941—#85854
1940—#77064
1939—#77062
1938—#82556
1937—#92246
1936—#85351
1935—#85853
1934—#80859
1933—#79959
1932—#76967
1931—#84156
1930—#95850
1929—#66685
1928—#74374
1927—#74776
1926—#84261
1925—#75576
1924—#75278
1923—#77772
1922—#75976
1921—#84966
1920—#84664
1919—#63392
1918—#69282
1917—#76567
1916—#78162
1915—#68172
1914—#68755
1913—#61152
1912—#73534
1911—#85615
1910—#78215
1909—#65317
1908—#74413
1907—#9998
1906—#59016
1905—#63614
1904—#41725
1903—#55016
1902—#8628
1901—#7279
1900—#60317
1899—#7149
1898—#57314
1897—#68110
1896—#51816
1895—#52915
1894—#41920
1893—#53813
1892—#68810
1891—#45615
1890—#56612
1889—#52513
1888—#60911
1887—#46114
1886—#57811
1885—#8366
1884—#6639
1883—#6778
1882—#48914
1881—#50312
1880—#48214
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Parker was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.

Where Parker is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNHWashington: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,130 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #264 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,415 boysMNIllinois: #498 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,701 boysILWisconsin: #426 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,639 boysWIMichigan: #553 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,117 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedIAIndiana: #335 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,106 boysINOhio: #572 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,784 boysOHPennsylvania: #693 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,443 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #462 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 4,963 boysCAUtah: #119 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 612 boysUTColorado: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysNEMissouri: #377 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,497 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedWVVirginia: #476 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,302 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDEArizona: #439 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,536 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNMKansas: #241 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,158 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedARTennessee: #255 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,237 boysTNNorth Carolina: #358 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,407 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #249 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,044 boysOKLouisiana: #564 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,675 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMSAlabama: #344 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,160 boysALGeorgia: #410 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,017 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedHITexas: #613 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,316 boysTXFlorida: #422 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,246 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#119 · 1 in 612
  2. Nebraska#223 · 1 in 2,224
  3. Kansas#241 · 1 in 2,158
  4. Oklahoma#249 · 1 in 2,044
  5. Tennessee#255 · 1 in 2,237

Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#119271 in 612
Nebraska#22351 in 2,224
Kansas#24181 in 2,158
Oklahoma#249111 in 2,044
Tennessee#255141 in 2,237
Minnesota#26491 in 3,415
Colorado#273101 in 2,518
Washington#301101 in 3,130
Indiana#33591 in 4,106
Alabama#34481 in 3,160
North Carolina#358121 in 3,407
Missouri#37781 in 4,497
Georgia#410111 in 4,017
Florida#422181 in 4,246
Wisconsin#42651 in 6,639
Arizona#43961 in 4,536
California#462461 in 4,963
Virginia#47661 in 6,302
Illinois#498141 in 5,701
Michigan#55371 in 9,117
Louisiana#56461 in 5,675
Ohio#57271 in 10,784
Texas#613201 in 7,316
Pennsylvania#69351 in 15,443
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Parker
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#97 → #102)
  • 7 spots since 2020 (#95 → #102)
  • 30 spots since 2015 (#72 → #102)
  • Biggest jump: 312 spots in 1903 (#862 → #550)
  • Biggest drop: 409 spots in 1907 (#590 → #999)
Rise & fade · boys
135 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2015 at #72 (5,418 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 16 yrs · run 2009–2024
  • Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1880–1954
Share of babies · boys
1 in 333
  • Highest: 1 in 333 boys born in 2013 were named Parker (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 491 boys born in 2025 (0.20%)
  • Its best rank, #72 in 2015, was only 1 in 354 (0.28%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 37.6% of all boys named Parker (49,234) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s112#461 (1887)#582
1890s134#419 (1894)#568
1900s143#417 (1904)#678
1910s546#611 (1913)#722
1920s728#666 (1929)#774
1930s559#769 (1932)#840
1940s578#770 (1940)#870
1950s568#878 (1950)#983
1960s524#910 (1968)#1,054
1970s632#751 (1979)#1,167
1980s2,800#405 (1989)#565
1990s16,234#124 (1999)#219
2000s35,729#96 (2009)#117
2010s49,234#72 (2015)#84
2020s22,420#91 (2023)#95

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Parker in 1986

girls
#5,459
13 births · 1 in 131,965 girls
boys
#471
338 births · 1 in 5,448 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #5,459Parker13

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #471Parker338
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 131,965 of them was named Parker, which outranked 57.5% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #5,188Yuki14
  2. #5,188Zana14
  3. #5,188Zarah14
  4. #5,459Parker13
  5. #5,459Adara13
  6. #5,459Addy13
  7. #5,459Akela13
  8. #5,757Adreanna12
  9. #5,757Adrena12
  10. #5,757Adrienna12

Tied with 297 names at #5,459; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 5,448 of them was named Parker, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #468Tracy342
  2. #469Giovanni341
  3. #469Milton341
  4. #471Parker338
  5. #471Esteban338
  6. #471Oliver338
  7. #474Rusty336
  8. #475Frankie332
  9. #476Forrest331

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →