Parker

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Parker is an English-language unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning 'park keeper', hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants.

From Wikipedia

Parker first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 300 babies (rank #103 that year). In 2025 it was given to 182 boys (rank #93). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Parker

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Parker yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,312

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

300

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Parker

Parker Poseymandolinist · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	19	#126
2015	300	#103
2016	130	#133
2017	188	#93
2018	197	#91
2019	285	#84
2020	214	#87
2021	136	#92
2022	142	#91
2023	213	#65
2024	299	#70
2025	182	#93