Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Parks

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,987 Trend ↑ Rising 59%
Rank 2025
#1,987
among boys · ↑402 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Parks · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,183
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
83 babies
All-time total
1,485
#4,013 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Parks popularity over time

1,485 babies have been named Parks since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – #1,209
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 91 91 9 – #1,681
1920s – 135 135 14 +48% #1,853
1930s – 73 73 7 -46% #2,182
1940s – 84 84 8 +15% #1,956
1950s – 66 66 7 -21% #2,780
1960s – 43 43 4 -35% #2,508
1970s – 12 12 1 -72% #4,271
1980s – 27 27 3 +125% #5,032
1990s – 27 27 3 0% #5,947
2000s – 171 171 17 +533% #3,801
2010s – 400 400 40 +134% #2,605
2020s (to 2025) 18 333 351 59 +46% #1,987

Where Parks is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 83 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 93 0.05 outside top 500
2029 97 0.06 outside top 500
2030 100 0.06 outside top 500

Where Parks is most popular

Boys named Parks per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Parks born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 26 0.272 +700%
Tennessee 16 0.089 +160%
Georgia 19 0.075 +120%
North Carolina 16 0.063 +84%
Alabama 5 0.046 +34%
Texas 22 0.025 -27%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Parks

Parks is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,987 in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 1,485 American babies have been named Parks. Its peak came in 2025, when 83 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Parks stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Parks?

The median living Parks is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 1,100 people named Parks are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Parks year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6 #14,499 77 #1,987
2024 6 #14,859 59 #2,389
2023 – – 63 #2,266
2022 – – 47 #2,785
2021 6 #14,823 48 #2,687
2020 – – 39 #3,016
2019 – – 41 #2,978
2018 – – 49 #2,605
2017 – – 48 #2,622
2016 – – 41 #2,922
2015 – – 42 #2,848
2014 – – 44 #2,739
2013 – – 36 #3,109
2012 – – 44 #2,752
2011 – – 27 #3,866
2010 – – 28 #3,781
2009 – – 28 #3,801
2008 – – 21 #4,665
2007 – – 19 #4,934
2006 – – 20 #4,641
2005 – – 23 #4,026
2004 – – 17 #4,953
2003 – – 14 #5,476
2002 – – 9 #7,474
2001 – – 8 #8,114
2000 – – 12 #5,820
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 8 #5,032
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 5 #5,248
1965 – – 7 #3,470
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 8 #3,145
1950 – – 5 #4,065
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 7 #3,056
1935 – – 9 #2,667
1930 – – 9 #2,951
1925 – – 15 #2,158
1920 – – 8 #3,419
1915 – – 7 #3,316
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Parks, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Parks?

The median living Parks is about 10 years old. Half of all living Parkss are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Parks are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Parks are alive in the United States, based on 1,485 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Parks in 2025?

Parks ranked #1,987 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 77 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Parks?

1,485 babies have been named Parks in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Parks most popular?

Parks peaked in 2025, when 83 newborns received the name.

Is Parks a boy or girl name?

Parks is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Parks rising or falling?

Parks is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Parks become more popular?

Parks is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 100 boys named Parks in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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