Recorded 1899–1929 Girls' name Peak 1899 22 births

Parlie — girls' name

22 babies named Parlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1899. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s111920s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Parlie was born in this single decade.

1899
Single peak year

6 babies were named Parlie in 1899 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Parlie between 1899 and 1929, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Parlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1899, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parlie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Parlie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parlie 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 22 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.

Parlie at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

22

Since 1899

31 years of records

Peak year

1899

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1899

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1929

Parlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1899

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1899)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 1929191719101899 6

Parlie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 50% of Parlie's all-time total
1890s61910s111920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parlie?
22 babies have been named Parlie since 1899. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1899 with 6 births.
When was Parlie most popular?
Parlie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1899.
How long has the name Parlie been used?
Parlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 31 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Parlie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paris, Parker, Parris, Parthenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1899–1929 (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.