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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 879 boysAKMaine: 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: #182 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,161 boysWAIdaho: #239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,382 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #185 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,547 boysMNIllinois: #464 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,375 boysILWisconsin: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,183 boysWIMichigan: #362 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,435 boysMINew York: #753 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 10,340 boysNYMassachusetts: #265 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,768 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedRIOregon: #192 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,230 boysORNevada: #156 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 764 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 650 boysSDIowa: #139 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 780 boysIAIndiana: #374 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,996 boysINOhio: #487 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,636 boysOHPennsylvania: #459 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,732 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,313 boysCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 2,303 boysCAUtah: #67 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 255 boysUTColorado: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,348 boysCONebraska: #163 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,059 boysNEMissouri: #224 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,775 boysMOKentucky: #278 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,750 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedWVVirginia: #276 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,104 boysVAMaryland: #412 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,087 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDEArizona: #214 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,216 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedNMKansas: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,010 boysKSArkansas: #191 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,151 boysARTennessee: #344 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,214 boysTNNorth Carolina: #278 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,093 boysNCSouth Carolina: #176 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 969 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #194 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,088 boysOKLouisiana: #327 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 boysLAMississippi: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,861 boysMSAlabama: #283 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,030 boysALGeorgia: #219 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,351 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Parker, so not publishedHITexas: #293 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,684 boysTXFlorida: #313 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,226 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#67 · 1 in 255
  2. South Dakota#132 · 1 in 650
  3. Iowa#139 · 1 in 780
  4. Nevada#156 · 1 in 764
  5. Nebraska#163 · 1 in 1,059

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#67651 in 255
South Dakota#13271 in 650
Iowa#139231 in 780
Nevada#156121 in 764
Nebraska#163101 in 1,059
South Carolina#176241 in 969
Alaska#17751 in 879
Washington#182311 in 1,161
Minnesota#185201 in 1,547
Arkansas#191131 in 1,151
Oregon#192161 in 1,230
Oklahoma#194191 in 1,088
Colorado#204181 in 1,348
Arizona#214251 in 1,216
Georgia#219361 in 1,351
Missouri#224211 in 1,775
Wisconsin#236151 in 2,183
Idaho#23951 in 1,382
Massachusetts#265151 in 2,768
Kansas#26681 in 2,010
Virginia#276201 in 2,104
Kentucky#27891 in 2,750
North Carolina#278221 in 2,093
Alabama#283131 in 2,030
Mississippi#28791 in 1,861
Texas#293911 in 1,684
California#3081251 in 2,303
Florida#313401 in 2,226
Louisiana#327151 in 2,065
Tennessee#344111 in 3,214
Michigan#362201 in 3,435
Indiana#374101 in 3,996
Connecticut#38651 in 4,313
Maryland#41281 in 4,087
Pennsylvania#459141 in 5,732
Illinois#464201 in 4,375
Ohio#487121 in 6,636
New York#753131 in 10,340
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1991

girls
#3,097
36 births · 1 in 52,084 girls
boys
#293
883 births · 1 in 2,288 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #3,097Parker36

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #293Parker883
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 52,084 of them was named Parker, which outranked 80.0% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #3,036Tommie37
  2. #3,036Tyneshia37
  3. #3,036Yara37
  4. #3,097Parker36
  5. #3,097Akia36
  6. #3,097Alejandrina36
  7. #3,097Allyn36
  8. #3,159Abriel35
  9. #3,159Adreana35
  10. #3,159Amparo35

Tied with 61 names at #3,097; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,288 of them was named Parker, which outranked 97.0% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Parker
  1. #290Steve896
  2. #291Damon888
  3. #292Salvador884
  4. #293Parker883
  5. #294Skyler881
  6. #295Diego879
  7. #296Brock868
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991