Boys' name · since 2009
Parson
Parson has 66 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 66
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
66 babies have been named Parson since 2009, making it today's #13046 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Parson recorded 66 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #13046 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #20,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,046 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 66 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parson ranks #20,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,046 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 66 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 66
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Parson's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Parson compares
66 20th percentile among 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
Parson's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Parson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 66 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Parson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Parson's full recorded timeline at 2016, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Parson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Parson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Parson's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Parson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Parson's data
- Parson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2009–2025 (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 Parson 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.