Parker is a distinctive choice, ranked #776 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Parker in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#776
US Rank #104
About the Name Parker
2024 marks Parker's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #776. The name has climbed 31 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Parker is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #104, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Parker
Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Parker per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Parker in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Parker is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 31 places over the last five years to #776 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Parker is more popular in the US (#104) than in the UK (#776). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Parker include: Nathaniel Parker — Nathaniel Parker is an English stage and screen actor best known for playing the lead in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, and...; Ripley Parker — Ripley Parker is an English writer.; Parker Croft — Parker Croft is an American actor and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Felix on Once Upon a Time..
Parker ranks #97 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
48
UK babies named Parker (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 31 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Parker
Likely around 1 other Parker in the class
UK Popularity (2004–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Parker
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nathaniel Parker is an English stage and screen actor best known for playing the lead in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, and Agravaine de Bois in the fourth series of Merlin.
Mary Lamar Rickey, better known as Lara Parker, was an American actress and writer known for her role as the witch Angelique Bouchard Collins on the ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971.
Dorothy Parker was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.