Parks

Parks is a rare member of the fashionable single-syllable, S-ending surname crowd, which includes trending choices like Brooks, Banks, Hayes and Wells.

As well as being an English word name, Parks as a surname descended from Park or Parkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Famed civil rights activist Rosa Parks makes for a very worthy namesake for a child of either gender.

Pronounced PARKS.

As of October 2026, Parks ranked #14499 in US births in 2025 SSA.