Parker
Top 1000
About Parker
One of the first generation of surname names, along with Porter and Morgan, Parker's still one of the most appealing and remains firmly in the Top 100 for boys. About three times as many boys as girls get this occupational name. The association with Charlie Parker gives Parker itself a jazzy edge, and it also has a nature-related meaning. Rosie O'Donnell has a son named Parker.
Pronounced PARK-ur.
As of October 2026, Parker ranked #102 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #72 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #156.
Editor's take: The name Parker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "park-keeper".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #73 | 5,720 | 2,977.8 |
| 2015 | #72 | 5,418 | 2,826.7 |
| 2016 | #87 | 4,729 | 2,491.9 |
| 2017 | #90 | 4,381 | 2,366.9 |
| 2018 | #96 | 4,006 | 2,205.8 |
| 2019 | #98 | 3,906 | 2,177 |
| 2020 | #95 | 3,811 | 2,207.9 |
| 2021 | #93 | 3,842 | 2,196.1 |
| 2022 | #94 | 3,858 | 2,209.6 |
| 2023 | #91 | 3,802 | 2,222.6 |
| 2024 | #97 | 3,605 | 2,092.4 |
| 2025 | #102 | 3,477 | 2,035.6 |
World rankings
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Parker on lists
Famous Parkers
- Parker MacDonald
Canadian ice hockey player
- Parker Stevenson
American actor
- Parker Cleaveland
Geologist and mineralogist
- Parker Fennelly
American actor
- Parker Gispert
lead singer of The Whigs
- Parker Griffith
American politician
- Parker Hall
American football player
- Parker Jacobs
artist, actor, and musician
- Parker Johnstone
American racecar driver
- Parker McKenzie
American linguist
- Parker McLachlin
Professional golfer
- Parker Hendrick Croft III
American actor
- Parker Cannon
lead singer of "The Story So Far"
- Parker Schnabel
American TV personality
- Parker Ferris
YouTuber
- Parker Jaren O'Donnell
son of actress Rosie O'Donnell
- Parker Guice
son of actress Lisa Peluso and Brad Guice
- Parker Foster Aiken (b. 2008)
son of singer and politician Clay Aiken
- Parker Bridge (b. 2013)
son of footballer Wayne Bridge and singer Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays
- Parker Emmanuel Carson (b. 2017)
son of Midland guitarist Jess Carson
Parker in pop culture
- Parker Booth
son of Seeley Booth on TV's 'Bones'
- Parker Luciani
character in the game "Resident Evil: Revelations"
- Peter Parker
aka Spider,Man
- Parker 'Shy' Cage
character in Kristen Ashley's "Motorcycle Man" and later a main romantic lead in "Own the Wind"
- Lucas Parker
character in the "Shadow Falls" series by C.C. Hunter
- Parker Scavo
character in "Desperate Housewives"
- Parker Langerak
character in "The Sims 3" computer game
- Parker Rooney
character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
- Parker Grant
character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"