Parks
Boy name · #1977 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 77 baby boys were named Parks, placing it at #1977 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2809, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,377 boys born in 2025 was named Parks.
The 133-year story
Parks first appears in the Social Security records in 1892, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 77 babies and a rank of #1976. 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.
Babies named Parks per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Parks in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Parks is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Parks will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Parks is most common
State-level data for Parks is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Parks
Statistically, parents drawn to Parks tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Phinehas, Exodus, Syrus, Praise, and Alias.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Parks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #1976 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2370 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2244 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2753 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2652 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2980 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2943 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2579 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2885 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2809 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2705 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3060 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2716 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3792 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3708 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3721 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4520 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3941 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4793 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5271 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7055 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7536 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Parks a popular boy name?
Parks ranked #1977 among boys in 2025 with 77 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2809.
When was the name Parks most popular?
Parks peaked in 2025, when 77 American boys received the name (ranked #1976 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Parks?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,377 newborn American boys was named Parks. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.