NameTides

Parker

Parker was the #102 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,477 babies), and #175 in England & Wales and #133 in Canada.

Parker as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Parker as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
Parker as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#102 (3,477)#175 (293)#198 (21)#175 (12)#286 (15)#133 (238)—#70 (103)
2024#97 (3,616)#172 (293)#121 (40)#136 (16)#374 (10)#118 (261)#97 (87)#67 (111)
2023#91 (3,807)#151 (351)#133 (36)#145 (16)#303 (14)#98 (300)#93 (89)#74 (89)
2022#94 (3,861)#121 (462)#98 (57)#138 (18)#225 (22)#98 (328)—#67 (99)
2021#93 (3,845)#143 (395)#131 (41)#120 (22)#239 (20)#94 (351)—#60 (114)
2020#95 (3,814)#136 (409)#119 (47)#169 (13)#219 (22)#101 (319)—#77 (92)
2019#98 (3,907)#121 (467)#121 (48)#127 (20)#225 (22)#93 (372)—#77 (100)
2018#96 (4,007)#136 (417)#119 (50)#120 (21)#216 (25)#80 (417)—#99 (68)
2017#90 (4,382)#140 (413)#121 (50)#117 (24)#296 (15)#82 (409)—#94 (70)
2016#87 (4,730)#142 (407)#148 (39)#148 (19)#237 (21)#80 (447)——
2015#72 (5,418)#142 (397)#126 (50)#150 (18)#294 (15)#65 (532)——
2014#73 (5,720)#181 (308)#160 (37)#228 (9)#259 (19)#63 (551)——
2013#74 (5,672)#354 (116)#299 (13)#303 (5)#422 (8)#57 (559)——
2012#81 (5,370)#425 (93)#301 (12)#403 (3)#401 (9)#73 (498)——
2011#79 (5,296)#647 (51)#544 (4)#311 (4)—#92 (429)——

Parker as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Parker as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandEngland & Wales
Parker as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#106 (2,536)#1,454 (21)#359 (9)——#276 (114)
2024#104 (2,525)#776 (48)#476 (6)——#216 (134)
2023#122 (2,296)#1,705 (17)#395 (8)——#204 (137)
2022#115 (2,409)#1,282 (25)#531 (5)——#213 (134)
2021#115 (2,420)#918 (38)#485 (6)——#167 (171)
2020#128 (2,148)#807 (45)#636 (4)#397 (3)—#189 (152)
2019#143 (1,977)#1,063 (32)———#227 (133)
2018#162 (1,764)#1,111 (31)#680 (4)——#276 (118)
2017#207 (1,494)#1,371 (24)#446 (7)#432 (3)—#319 (103)
2016#217 (1,482)#1,749 (17)#502 (6)——#393 (88)
2015#228 (1,447)#1,240 (27)——#896 (3)#356 (95)
2014#233 (1,406)#2,464 (10)———#457 (72)
2013#267 (1,202)#1,484 (21)———#447 (72)
2012#317 (1,024)#2,969 (8)———#519 (58)
2011#366 (873)#4,764 (4)———#850 (31)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2013 at #74.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 42% of US babies named Parker were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 490 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 490common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 930common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 940common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 690common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 670common
USGirls2025about 1 in 630common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Parker is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 490 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 470 to 1 in 520.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Parker by state, 2025Alaska: #94AKMaine: #41MEWisconsin: #75WIVermont: #19VTNew Hampshire: #61NHWashington: #100WAIdaho: #143IDMontana: #91MTNorth Dakota: #120NDMinnesota: #79MNIllinois: #84ILMichigan: #69MINew York: #125NYMassachusetts: #115MAOregon: #102ORNevada: #155NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #77SDIowa: #119IAIndiana: #63INOhio: #64OHPennsylvania: #67PANew Jersey: #157NJConnecticut: #90CTRhode Island: #77RICalifornia: #173CAUtah: #107UTColorado: #110CONebraska: #69NEMissouri: #85MOKentucky: #70KYWest Virginia: #28WVVirginia: #94VAMaryland: #83MDDelaware: #76DEArizona: #110AZNew Mexico: #236NMKansas: #78KSArkansas: #62ARTennessee: #88TNNorth Carolina: #88NCSouth Carolina: #89SCDistrict of Columbia: #82DCOklahoma: #66OKLouisiana: #54LAMississippi: #83MSAlabama: #56ALGeorgia: #110GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #132TXFlorida: #136FL
Parker (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#115110
Quebec2025#5707

Parker (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ParkerCanadaGirls#276114
ParkerCanadaBoys#133238
ParkerEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
ParkerEngland & WalesBoys#175293
ParkerIrelandGirls—too few
ParkerIrelandBoys#28615
ParkerNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ParkerNorthern IrelandBoys#17512
ParkerNSWBoys—too few
ParkerScotlandGirls#3599
ParkerScotlandBoys#19821
ParkerUSGirls#1062,536
ParkerUSBoys#1023,477
ParkerVICBoys#70103