Parker
Girl name · #106 in 2025 · Well-known
Parker ranks #106 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 2,536 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #228, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 710 girls born in 2025 was named Parker.
Babies named Parker per year. Source: SSA.
The 55-year story
Parker first appears in the Social Security records in 1970, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 2,536 babies and a rank of #106. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Parker in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Parker is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Parker is most common
Geography matters for names, and Parker is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Parker is most common in NE (5.6 per 1,000), ME (4.8 per 1,000), OK (4.6 per 1,000), ND (4.4 per 1,000), AR (4.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.9 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Parker is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Parker
Statistically, parents drawn to Parker tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Juniper, Ember, Palmer, Piper, and River.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Parker | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,536 | #106 |
| 2024 | 2,525 | #104 |
| 2023 | 2,296 | #122 |
| 2022 | 2,409 | #115 |
| 2021 | 2,420 | #115 |
| 2020 | 2,148 | #128 |
| 2019 | 1,977 | #143 |
| 2018 | 1,764 | #162 |
| 2017 | 1,494 | #207 |
| 2016 | 1,482 | #217 |
| 2015 | 1,447 | #228 |
| 2014 | 1,406 | #233 |
| 2013 | 1,202 | #267 |
| 2012 | 1,024 | #317 |
| 2011 | 873 | #366 |
| 2010 | 652 | #465 |
| 2009 | 600 | #503 |
| 2008 | 617 | #505 |
| 2007 | 505 | #592 |
| 2006 | 453 | #636 |
| 2005 | 384 | #710 |
| 2004 | 414 | #660 |
| 2003 | 310 | #797 |
| 2002 | 315 | #766 |
| 2001 | 316 | #758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Parker a popular girl name?
Parker ranked #106 among girls in 2025 with 2,536 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #228.
When was the name Parker most popular?
Parker peaked in 2025, when 2,536 American girls received the name (ranked #106 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Parker?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 710 newborn American girls was named Parker. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.