Parnell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Parnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,422 babies named Parnell between 1912 and 2017, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Parnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parnell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Parnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Parnell in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parnell 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 1,422 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.