Parker
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Parker for girls#106 US
Indie actress Parker Posey put a female imprint on this sophisticated surname that's still about three times as common for boys but rising for both sexes. Parker has the advantage of its nature connection, relating it to such occupational names as Gardener and Forester.
Pronounced PARK-ur.
As of October 2026, Parker ranked #102 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #72 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #229.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #73 | 5,720 | #234 | 1,405 |
| 2015 | #72 | 5,418 | #228 | 1,447 |
| 2016 | #87 | 4,729 | #217 | 1,482 |
| 2017 | #90 | 4,381 | #207 | 1,494 |
| 2018 | #96 | 4,006 | #162 | 1,764 |
| 2019 | #98 | 3,906 | #143 | 1,977 |
| 2020 | #95 | 3,811 | #128 | 2,147 |
| 2021 | #93 | 3,842 | #115 | 2,420 |
| 2022 | #94 | 3,858 | #115 | 2,407 |
| 2023 | #91 | 3,802 | #122 | 2,296 |
| 2024 | #97 | 3,605 | #104 | 2,517 |
| 2025 | #102 | 3,477 | #106 | 2,536 |
World rankings
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Famous Parkers
- Parker MacDonaldBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Parker StevensonBoy
American actor
- Parker CleavelandBoy
Geologist and mineralogist
- Parker FennellyBoy
American actor
- Parker GispertBoy
lead singer of The Whigs
- Parker GriffithBoy
American politician
- Parker HallBoy
American football player
- Parker JacobsBoy
artist, actor, and musician
- Parker JohnstoneBoy
American racecar driver
- Parker McKenzieBoy
American linguist
- Parker McLachlinBoy
Professional golfer
- Parker Hendrick Croft IIIBoy
American actor
- Parker CannonBoy
lead singer of "The Story So Far"
- Parker SchnabelBoy
American TV personality
- Parker FerrisBoy
YouTuber
- Parker Jaren O'DonnellBoy
son of actress Rosie O'Donnell
- Parker GuiceBoy
son of actress Lisa Peluso and Brad Guice
- Parker Foster Aiken (b. 2008)Boy
son of singer and politician Clay Aiken
- Parker Bridge (b. 2013)Boy
son of footballer Wayne Bridge and singer Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays
- Parker Emmanuel Carson (b. 2017)Boy
son of Midland guitarist Jess Carson
- Parker Christian PoseyGirl
American actress
- Parker Mckenna PoseyGirl
American actress
- Parker Alica PapelbonGirl
daughter of Jonathan Papelbon
- Parker Kate Busby (b.2015)Girl
one of the Busby Quints in Outdaughtered
- Parker Rhea Besler (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of American soccer player Matt Besler and Amanda Besler
- Parker LeAnn Monhollon (b. 2007)Girl
namesake for the Parker Loves Life organization which raises awareness for childhood cancer
Parker in pop culture
- Parker BoothBoy
son of Seeley Booth on TV's 'Bones'
- Parker LucianiBoy
character in the game "Resident Evil: Revelations"
- Peter ParkerBoy
aka Spider,Man
- Parker 'Shy' CageBoy
character in Kristen Ashley's "Motorcycle Man" and later a main romantic lead in "Own the Wind"
- Lucas ParkerBoy
character in the "Shadow Falls" series by C.C. Hunter
- Parker ScavoBoy
character in "Desperate Housewives"
- Parker LangerakBoy
character in "The Sims 3" computer game
- Parker RooneyBoy
character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
- Parker GrantBoy
character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"
- Parker ChaseGirl
one of the quints on the show "Quintuplets"
- ParkerGirl
character in the TV show "Leverage"
- Miss ParkerGirl
character in the TV show "The Pretender" whose first name is never given
- Liz ParkerGirl
character on the show "Roswell"