US rank #2363 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,389 births

Parks — #2363 US boys' name

1,389 babies named Parks in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s911920s1351930s731940s841950s661960s431970s121980s261990s272000s1712010s4002020s256
#2363
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Parks was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

63 babies were named Parks in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parks

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,389 babies named Parks between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Parks currently holds the #2363 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parks performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 400 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Parks shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Parks in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,389 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Parks at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,389

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2023

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,363

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Parks popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
63
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Parks popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 2021 (Parks as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20242021 6

Parks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
400 births that decade — 29% of Parks's all-time total
1890s51910s911920s1351930s731940s841950s661960s431970s121980s261990s272000s1712010s4002020s256

Parks by state

Where Parks concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Parks
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
135 9.7%
#2 Texas
59 4.2%
#3 Georgia
44 3.2%
#4 Utah
26 1.9%
#5 Tennessee
10 0.7%
North Carolina share of Parks's total US births 9.7%
Even split

135 of 1,389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parks?
1,389 babies have been named Parks since 1892. It currently ranks #2363 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 63 births.
When was Parks most popular?
Parks was most popular in the 2010s decade with 400 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Parks most popular?
The top states for the name Parks are North Carolina (135 births), Texas (59 births), Georgia (44 births).
How long has the name Parks been used?
Parks has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Parks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Parker, Paris, Parrish, Parth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1892–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.