Parker

What Parker means

From a surname for “a gamekeeper”

A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.

Source: Wiktionary, “Parker” (revision 93628571), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Parker?

US: Falling: down from #72 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #142 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2013, when 5,672 boys got the name (#74 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 491 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 928 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 935 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in VT (12.38 per 1,000 boys), ME (6.76 per 1,000 boys), WV (6.66 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Parker is #102 in the US and #175 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 57.8% of US babies named Parker were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Parker

Boys

• Carter#45“son of Arthur”^*
• Jackson#36Editor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records
• Jax#342Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies
• Mason#39From a surname for “a stonemason”^*
• Finnegan#526“descendant of Fionnagán”^*
• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025

For a sister

• Macie#438Editor’s note Down from #415 in 2015 to #438 in 2025 in the US
• Mckinley#712Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1978, with 5 babies
• Raegan#505Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 9 babies
• Reagan#248“descendant of Riagán”^*
• Kinley#691Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #235 in 2015, #691 in 2025
• Rylee#137Variant of Riley, meaning “rye + clearing, meadow”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Parker’s. Rank is US 2025.