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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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.

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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 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 533 boysAKMaine: #85 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 289 boysMEVermont: #65 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 205 boysVTNew Hampshire: #102 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 409 boysNHWashington: #103 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 390 boysWAIdaho: #55 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 197 boysIDMontana: #67 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 205 boysMTNorth Dakota: #36 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 120 boysNDMinnesota: #65 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 242 boysMNIllinois: #163 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 740 boysILWisconsin: #86 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 335 boysWIMichigan: #103 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 453 boysMINew York: #226 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,377 boysNYMassachusetts: #157 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 960 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedRIOregon: #82 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 297 boysORNevada: #156 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 581 boysNVWyoming: #71 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 183 boysWYSouth Dakota: #58 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 172 boysSDIowa: #77 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 258 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 401 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 609 boysOHPennsylvania: #142 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 713 boysPANew Jersey: #306 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,275 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,180 boysCTCalifornia: #219 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 1,225 boysCAUtah: #32 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 145 boysUTColorado: #155 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 599 boysCONebraska: #98 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 342 boysNEMissouri: #90 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 337 boysMOKentucky: #105 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 445 boysKYWest Virginia: #94 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 354 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 643 boysVAMaryland: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 857 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 708 boysAZNew Mexico: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,180 boysNMKansas: #107 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 401 boysKSArkansas: #99 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 376 boysARTennessee: #104 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 432 boysTNNorth Carolina: #90 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 405 boysNCSouth Carolina: #109 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 490 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #90 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 327 boysOKLouisiana: #108 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 486 boysLAMississippi: #123 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 521 boysMSAlabama: #81 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 357 boysALGeorgia: #91 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 416 boysGAHawaii: #220 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 849 boysHITexas: #164 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 721 boysTXFlorida: #144 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 731 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#32 · 1 in 145
  2. North Dakota#36 · 1 in 120
  3. Idaho#55 · 1 in 197
  4. South Dakota#58 · 1 in 172
  5. Vermont#65 · 1 in 205

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#321481 in 145
North Dakota#36281 in 120
Idaho#55411 in 197
South Dakota#58231 in 172
Minnesota#651211 in 242
Vermont#65111 in 205
Montana#67191 in 205
Wyoming#71101 in 183
Iowa#77631 in 258
Alabama#81651 in 357
Oregon#82651 in 297
Maine#85191 in 289
Wisconsin#86861 in 335
Missouri#90991 in 337
North Carolina#901241 in 405
Oklahoma#90631 in 327
Georgia#911341 in 416
West Virginia#94251 in 354
Nebraska#98301 in 342
Arkansas#99391 in 376
Indiana#100931 in 401
New Hampshire#102141 in 409
Michigan#1031241 in 453
Washington#103861 in 390
Tennessee#104811 in 432
Kentucky#105521 in 445
Kansas#107411 in 401
Louisiana#108531 in 486
South Carolina#109411 in 490
Mississippi#123281 in 521
Ohio#1311101 in 609
Virginia#134631 in 643
Pennsylvania#142891 in 713
Florida#1441231 in 731
Alaska#15261 in 533
Colorado#155501 in 599
Nevada#156221 in 581
Maryland#157331 in 857
Massachusetts#157371 in 960
Illinois#1631061 in 740
Texas#1642421 in 721
Arizona#171551 in 708
Connecticut#187151 in 1,180
California#2192001 in 1,225
Hawaii#22061 in 849
New York#226801 in 1,377
New Mexico#25491 in 1,180
New Jersey#306211 in 2,275
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———

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 2002

girls
#766
315 births · 1 in 5,704 girls
boys
#126
3,099 births · 1 in 626 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #766Parker315

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #126Parker3,099
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 5,704 of them was named Parker, which outranked 95.8% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #763Sandy317
  2. #764Dayana316
  3. #764Evelin316
  4. #766Parker315
  5. #767Elyse314
  6. #767Hazel314
  7. #767Stacey314
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 626 of them was named Parker, which outranked 99.0% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #123Vincent3,186
  2. #124Brendan3,141
  3. #125Colby3,118
  4. #126Parker3,099
  5. #127Grant3,078
  6. #128Colton3,047
  7. #129Maxwell3,036
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →