Mostly boys · peaked in 2013
Parker name popularity since 1925
162,545 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Parker (20.2% girls, 79.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Parker is about 13 years old in 2026. Parker peaked in 2013 as the #74 name for boys, and it ranked #102 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 162,545
- Named Parker, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #102
- for boys in 2025 (3,477 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 79.8% boys
- 32,895 girls · 129,650 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Parker made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Parker births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Parker peaked in 2013.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Parker became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 5,610 baby boys to 1 in 1,790.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Parker's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Parker.
Decade by decade
Babies named Parker in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 372 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 559 | #867 |
| 1940s | 0 | 578 | #878 |
| 1950s | 0 | 568 | #1,062 |
| 1960s | 0 | 524 | #954 |
| 1970s | 18 | 632 | #1,336 |
| 1980s | 108 | 2,800 | #493 |
| 1990s | 946 | 16,234 | #216 |
| 2000s | 4,168 | 35,729 | #119 |
| 2010s | 13,321 | 49,234 | #72 |
| 2020–25 | 14,334 | 22,420 | #102 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.1% of babies named Parker from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Parker is most popular
The index compares Parker's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Parker.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.11× | 4,226 |
| Idaho | 2.17× | 1,380 |
| Nevada | 2.04× | 1,164 |
| New Hampshire | 1.74× | 876 |
| North Dakota | 1.67× | 843 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Parker's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Parker.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Parker (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data