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Parker

English occupational name
"park-keeper"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Thu Mar 20 2025

Parker Origin and Meaning

The name Parker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "park-keeper".

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.

# 91 in the US

Parker Rank in US Top 1000

# 139 on Nameberry

Parker Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Parker

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Famous People Named Parker

  • 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

The name 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"

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