Parker

“Park keeper or gamekeeper” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #106 in the US (2025) · Trending

Parker ranked #106 in 2025, with about 2,500 girls given the name last year. Roughly 33,000 have carried it since 1970. It is also an American family name — about 336,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 60% of babies named Parker in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Parkers

Parker Posey — American actress (born 1968)
Parker McKenna Posey — American actress
Parker Valby — American athlete
Parker Roberts — American soccer player
Parker Goins — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

Parker Lee — Veronica Mars
Parker Forsyth — General Hospital
Parker — Leverage · Leverage: Redemption

What Parkers become

Among 227 notable people named Parker:

Sports figures appear 2.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Parker Valby, American athlete.

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