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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #127 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 365 boysAKMaine: #32 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 143 boysMEVermont: #24 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 92 boysVTNew Hampshire: #78 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 228 boysNHWashington: #82 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 349 boysWAIdaho: #71 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 287 boysIDMontana: #46 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 174 boysMTNorth Dakota: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 240 boysNDMinnesota: #73 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 305 boysMNIllinois: #91 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 374 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 263 boysWIMichigan: #62 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 283 boysMINew York: #111 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 479 boysNYMassachusetts: #81 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 323 boysMARhode Island: #141 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 422 boysRIOregon: #89 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 344 boysORNevada: #128 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 456 boysNVWyoming: #68 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 172 boysWYSouth Dakota: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 417 boysSDIowa: #107 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 388 boysIAIndiana: #72 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 301 boysINOhio: #58 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 274 boysOHPennsylvania: #78 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 314 boysPANew Jersey: #127 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 531 boysNJConnecticut: #86 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 305 boysCTCalifornia: #164 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 726 boysCAUtah: #65 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 297 boysUTColorado: #162 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 644 boysCONebraska: #83 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 292 boysNEMissouri: #80 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 320 boysMOKentucky: #59 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 265 boysKYWest Virginia: #54 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 199 boysWVVirginia: #86 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 345 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 369 boysMDDelaware: #92 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 258 boysDEArizona: #138 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 516 boysAZNew Mexico: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 520 boysNMKansas: #93 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 352 boysKSArkansas: #66 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 271 boysARTennessee: #74 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 321 boysTNNorth Carolina: #104 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 404 boysNCSouth Carolina: #101 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 377 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 699 boysDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 306 boysOKLouisiana: #81 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 337 boysLAMississippi: #92 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 327 boysMSAlabama: #85 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 335 boysALGeorgia: #85 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 349 boysGAHawaii: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 576 boysHITexas: #106 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 484 boysTXFlorida: #124 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 515 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#24 · 1 in 92
  2. Maine#32 · 1 in 143
  3. Montana#46 · 1 in 174
  4. West Virginia#54 · 1 in 199
  5. Wisconsin#56 · 1 in 263

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#24141 in 92
Maine#32271 in 143
Montana#46191 in 174
West Virginia#54351 in 199
Wisconsin#56911 in 263
Ohio#581991 in 274
Kentucky#59741 in 265
Michigan#621511 in 283
Utah#65651 in 297
Arkansas#66471 in 271
Wyoming#6871 in 172
Idaho#71271 in 287
Indiana#721081 in 301
Oklahoma#72581 in 306
Minnesota#73821 in 305
Tennessee#741061 in 321
New Hampshire#78191 in 228
Pennsylvania#781721 in 314
Missouri#80891 in 320
Louisiana#81641 in 337
Massachusetts#81831 in 323
North Dakota#82141 in 240
Washington#82951 in 349
Nebraska#83301 in 292
Alabama#85651 in 335
Georgia#851441 in 349
Connecticut#86431 in 305
Virginia#861121 in 345
Oregon#89451 in 344
Illinois#911461 in 374
Delaware#92121 in 258
Mississippi#92371 in 327
Kansas#93391 in 352
Maryland#95681 in 369
South Carolina#101531 in 377
North Carolina#1041211 in 404
Texas#1063501 in 484
Iowa#107351 in 388
New York#1111831 in 479
Florida#1241751 in 515
Alaska#12771 in 365
New Jersey#127741 in 531
Nevada#128261 in 456
Arizona#138621 in 516
South Dakota#14081 in 417
Rhode Island#14181 in 422
New Mexico#153141 in 520
Colorado#162391 in 644
California#1642611 in 726
Hawaii#19061 in 576
District of Columbia#21351 in 699

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 2020

girls
#128
2,148 births · 1 in 753 girls
boys
#95
3,814 births · 1 in 453 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #128Parker2,148

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #95Parker3,814
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 753 of them was named Parker, which outranked 99.3% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #125Remi2,206
  2. #126Margaret2,196
  3. #127Iris2,178
  4. #128Parker2,148
  5. #129Eden2,039
  6. #130Ximena2,037
  7. #131Ayla2,025
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 453 of them was named Parker, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #92Brooks3,870
  2. #93Kai3,867
  3. #94Jose3,855
  4. #95Parker3,814
  5. #96Jace3,788
  6. #97Adam3,781
  7. #98Wesley3,706
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →