Parks vs Parker

Side-by-side comparison of Parks and Parker — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Parks

Boy name · Rank #2363

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Name B

Parker

Boy name · Rank #97

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Metric Parks Parker
Current Rank #2363 #97
Total Births (all years) 1,389 127,437
Peak Year 2023 2014
Peak Year Births 63 5,720
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Parks Parker
1880ss — 112
1890ss 5 134
1900ss — 143
1910ss 91 546
1920ss 135 728
1930ss 73 559
1940ss 84 578
1950ss 66 568
1960ss 43 524
1970ss 12 633
1980ss 26 2,801
1990ss 27 16,235
2000ss 171 35,728
2010ss 400 49,230
2020ss 256 18,918

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Parks Parker
2014 44 5,720
2015 42 5,418
2016 41 4,729
2017 48 4,381
2018 49 4,006
2019 41 3,906
2020 39 3,811
2021 48 3,842
2022 47 3,858
2023 63 3,802
2024 59 3,605

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1892–2024.

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