Parker

Primarily a boy's name · 94% 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 2004 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 407 babies (rank #142 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,547

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

407

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
2004	3	#4,419
2005	3	#4,648
2006	10	#1,851
2007	12	#1,732
2008	11	#1,916
2009	20	#1,256
2010	26	#1,070
2011	51	#650
2012	93	#428
2013	116	#354
2014	308	#181
2015	397	#142
2016	407	#142