Parker

Parker: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “park keeper”
Origin: English
Say it: PAR-ker · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (81% of all uses)

An English occupational surname from Old French parc and Middle English -er. Its use as a first name comes from surname-style naming.

English names Surname-style names Modern names

How popular is Parker?

20241,839 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Parker in 20246,122

2024 rank#97 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 1880157,784

Parker has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Parker

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JackGod is gracious · English
Hudsonson of Hudd · English
Jacksonson of Jack · English
Cartercart driver · English
Wyattbrave in war · English
Maverickindependent person · English
Masonstoneworker · English
Graysonson of the steward · English

Parker questions

What does the name Parker mean?

Parker means "park keeper". It comes from English. An English occupational surname from Old French parc and Middle English -er. Its use as a first name comes from surname-style naming.

Is Parker a boy or girl name?

Parker is mainly a boy's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Parker?

6,122 US babies were named Parker in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Parker?

Parker is usually pronounced PAR-ker.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.