Boys' name · since 1880
Parley
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 687 babies named Parley, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
687 babies have been named Parley since 1880, making it today's #6147 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parley has been recorded 687 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #6147 nationally and more common than 56% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #6,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parley ranks #6,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 687 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Parley's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Parley compares
687 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Parley's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Parley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Parley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Parley's full recorded timeline at 1951, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Parley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Parley popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2021 (Parley as girls' name)
Parley by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (126 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Parley's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Parley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 126 births (18% of all-time use).
How Parley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Parley's total volume
Parley by state
Where Parley concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Parley's data
- Parley's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Parleys (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Parley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Parley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Parley 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.