Parker Name Popularity

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How popular is Parker?

In 2018 the popular name Parker, ranked the 96th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Parker has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #72 in 2015.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2014 with 5,712 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Parker was 6 in 1885.

Approximately during the years 1890-1894, 1907-1915, 1916-1919, 1944-1947, 1974-1979, 1980-1999, and 2003-2011, the name Parker took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1894-1897, 1971-1974, and 2015-2017.

Parker's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Parker for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Parker?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Parker is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Parker (Girl)		Parker (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,754	162	3,978	96
2017		1,489	208	4,364	90
2016		1,478	217	4,715	87
2015		1,443	228	5,408	72
2014		1,399	234	5,712	73
2013		1,201	267	5,664	74
2012		1,024	316	5,360	81
2011		872	366	5,289	79
2010		652	465	4,731	85
2009		600	503	4,624	96
2008		617	505	4,320	103
2007		505	592	4,075	108
2006		453	637	3,666	116
2005		384	712	3,403	119
2004		414	661	3,063	131
2003		310	798	3,185	125
2002		315	765	3,098	126
2001		316	759	3,187	123
2000		254	869	3,099	127
1999		247	872	3,011	124
1998		179	1,086	2,630	142
1997		132	1,317	2,297	150
1996		98	1,595	1,796	179
1995		73	1,914	1,368	216
1994		53	2,428	1,249	238
1993		54	2,373	1,156	247
1992		53	2,449	1,118	256
1991		36	3,140	883	293
1990		20	4,815	723	342
1989		15	5,761	528	405
1988		12	6,560	418	442
1987		15	5,248	333	485
1986		13	5,668	338	473
1985		13	5,580	310	493
1984		11	6,164	244	554
1983		8	7,831	208	589
1982		6	10,092	152	707
1981		9	7,207	138	744
1980		5	11,630	133	760
1979		< 5	--	136	744
1978		< 5	--	109	818
1977		5	10,764	66	1,068
1976		< 5	--	49	1,256
1975		< 5	--	43	1,336
1974		< 5	--	28	1,741
1973		< 5	--	33	1,499
1972		< 5	--	47	1,206
1971		< 5	--	67	997
1970		8	6,200	61	1,048
1969		< 5	--	53	1,072
1968		< 5	--	63	915
1967		< 5	--	38	1,226
1966		< 5	--	38	1,231
1965		< 5	--	60	955
1964		< 5	--	51	1,066
1963		< 5	--	55	1,024
1962		< 5	--	57	1,021
1961		< 5	--	55	1,053
1960		< 5	--	53	1,068
1959		< 5	--	56	1,029
1958		< 5	--	40	1,232
1957		< 5	--	67	928
1956		< 5	--	53	1,041
1955		< 5	--	52	1,052
1954		< 5	--	59	972
1953		< 5	--	57	954
1952		< 5	--	60	922
1951		< 5	--	62	897
1950		< 5	--	61	883
1949		< 5	--	51	981
1948		< 5	--	69	824
1947		< 5	--	75	798
1946		< 5	--	57	876
1945		< 5	--	52	878
1944		< 5	--	43	999
1943		< 5	--	63	835
1942		< 5	--	50	944
1941		< 5	--	54	868
1940		< 5	--	64	779
1939		< 5	--	62	774
1938		< 5	--	56	831
1937		< 5	--	46	928
1936		< 5	--	51	858
1935		< 5	--	53	867
1934		< 5	--	59	816
1933		< 5	--	59	808
1932		< 5	--	67	779
1931		< 5	--	56	853
1930		< 5	--	50	966
1929		< 5	--	85	666
1928		< 5	--	74	748
1927		< 5	--	76	753
1926		< 5	--	61	852
1925		< 5	--	76	757
1924		< 5	--	78	758
1923		< 5	--	72	782
1922		< 5	--	76	764
1921		< 5	--	66	853
1920		< 5	--	64	849
1919		< 5	--	92	635
1918		< 5	--	82	697
1917		< 5	--	67	772
1916		< 5	--	62	788
1915		< 5	--	72	688
1914		< 5	--	55	694
1913		< 5	--	52	614
1912		< 5	--	34	748
1911		< 5	--	15	886
1910		< 5	--	15	812
1909		< 5	--	17	671
1908		< 5	--	13	771
1907		< 5	--	8	1,071
1906		< 5	--	16	610
1905		< 5	--	14	658
1904		< 5	--	25	428
1903		< 5	--	16	569
1902		< 5	--	8	912
1901		< 5	--	9	768
1900		< 5	--	17	619
1899		< 5	--	9	766
1898		< 5	--	14	599
1897		< 5	--	10	715
1896		< 5	--	16	531
1895		< 5	--	15	549
1894		< 5	--	20	434
1893		< 5	--	13	565
1892		< 5	--	10	741
1891		< 5	--	15	469
1890		< 5	--	12	595
1889		< 5	--	13	542
1888		< 5	--	11	638
1887		< 5	--	14	478
1886		< 5	--	11	594
1885		< 5	--	6	915
1884		< 5	--	9	695
1883		< 5	--	8	709
1882		< 5	--	14	509
1881		< 5	--	12	523
1880		< 5	--	14	498

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.