Unisex name · since 1943
Parrish
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 2,706 babies named Parrish, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,706
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,706 babies have been named Parrish since 1943, making it today's #8339 unisex name.
Parrish has 2,706 recorded births among boys since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8339 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #2,720 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,339 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,706 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parrish ranks #2,720 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,339 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,706 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,706
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Parrish's 2,706 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Parrish compares
2,706 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Parrish's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Parrish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 34 | 22,252 |
Parrish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parrish splits its recorded history at 1992: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Parrish popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Parrish popularity over time - girls
484 total births recorded since 1961 (Parrish as girls' name)
Parrish by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (796 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Parrish's strongest decade.
796 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Parrish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
796 births
- 1970s
1970s
504 births
- 1980s 309
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
567 births
- 2000s 271
2000s
271 births
- 2010s 184
2010s
184 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 796 births (29% of all-time use).
How Parrish 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 Parrish's total volume
Parrish by state
Where Parrish concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 200 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 134 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 110 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 67 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 54 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 34 | 1.3% |
200 of 2,706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Parrish appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Parrish's data
- Parrish's decade-level peak was the 1960s (796 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Parrishs (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Parrish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Parrish 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.