Boys' name · since 1994
Parham
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Parham, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Parham is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parham has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1995.
- #35,420 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parham ranks #35,420 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Parham's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Parham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parham splits its recorded history at 1995: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births).
Parham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1995
- Peak year (1994)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Parham by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Parham's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Parham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Parham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Parham draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.