Parnell

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Origin: English

Parnell first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 98 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1963 with 39 babies (rank #1,249 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Parnell

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Parnell 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.

1,479

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	8	#2,011
1913	9	#2,054
1914	5	#3,623
1915	12	#2,268
1916	12	#2,366
1917	22	#1,571
1918	10	#2,838
1919	13	#2,354
1920	19	#1,867
1921	22	#1,693
1922	10	#2,952
1923	16	#2,098
1924	10	#2,969
1925	14	#2,291
1926	10	#2,860
1927	21	#1,737
1928	19	#1,809
1929	17	#1,909
1930	25	#1,489
1931	17	#1,820
1932	12	#2,286
1933	18	#1,690
1934	10	#2,521
1935	6	#3,559
1936	14	#1,945
1937	10	#2,438
1938	14	#1,957
1939	13	#2,028
1940	13	#2,060
1941	8	#2,827
1942	9	#2,666
1943	11	#2,370
1944	15	#1,862
1945	11	#2,214
1946	7	#3,106
1947	15	#2,050
1948	14	#2,093
1949	17	#1,863
1950	22	#1,603
1951	10	#2,619
1952	10	#2,634
1953	18	#1,876
1954	16	#2,026
1955	14	#2,201
1956	19	#1,873
1957	9	#2,964
1958	19	#1,878
1959	8	#3,218
1960	14	#2,287
1961	23	#1,725
1962	33	#1,382
1963	39	#1,249
1964	38	#1,281
1965	32	#1,374
1966	21	#1,712
1967	25	#1,563
1968	19	#1,883
1969	18	#2,031
1970	15	#2,478
1971	19	#2,189
1972	18	#2,222
1973	19	#2,191
1974	23	#1,965
1975	15	#2,723
1976	8	#4,306
1977	10	#3,775
1978	15	#2,890
1979	14	#3,122
1980	8	#4,831
1981	11	#3,791
1982	17	#2,793
1983	16	#2,882
1984	19	#2,599
1985	13	#3,545
1986	16	#3,094
1987	24	#2,379
1988	23	#2,571
1989	19	#3,177
1990	18	#3,424
1991	14	#4,169
1992	15	#4,050
1993	13	#4,627
1994	16	#4,040
1995	9	#6,274
1996	9	#6,362
1997	9	#6,482
1998	8	#7,356
2001	6	#10,202
2002	5	#11,996
2003	9	#7,677
2004	6	#10,971
2005	9	#8,132
2006	9	#8,562
2008	6	#12,184
2011	5	#13,801
2014	6	#11,763
2016	5	#13,677
2017	8	#9,468