Parker
Parker is a distinctive choice, ranked #175 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Parker in their class.
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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Parker in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #104, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Parker
- 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 Agravaine de Bois in the fourth series of Merlin.
- Ripley Parker — Ripley Parker is an English writer.
- Lara Parker — 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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Parker
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Parker
Almost certainly the only Parker in the class
UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Parker
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia