Parker

English occupational name

"park-keeper"

Parker Origin and Meaning

The name Parker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "park-keeper".

One of the first generation of surname names, along with Porter and Morgan, Parker's still one of the most appealing and remains firmly in the Top 100 for boys. About three times as many boys as girls get this occupational name. The association with Charlie Parker gives Parker itself a jazzy edge, and it also has a nature-related meaning. Rosie O'Donnell has a son named Parker.

Parker Rank in US Top 1000

# 91 in the US

Parker Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 134 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Parker

• 91 US 2023
• 134 Nameberry 2025
• 4 Unisex 2023
• 98 Canada 2023
• 59 Future 2028
• 151 England 2023
• 123 Scotland 2024
• 67 Australia 2024
• 100 New Zealand 2022

20 Names Similar to Parker

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Parker.

• Grayson
• Blake
• Cooper
• Hudson
• Lincoln
• Carter
• Hayden
• Greyson
• Riley
• Cole
• Easton
• Ryder
• Mason
• Wyatt
• Logan
• Brody
• Landon
• Hunter
• Sawyer
• Ashton

Famous People Named Parker

• Parker MacDonald Canadian ice hockey player
• Parker Stevenson American actor
• Parker Cleaveland Geologist and mineralogist
• Parker Fennelly American actor
• Parker Gispert lead singer of The Whigs
• Parker Griffith American politician
• Parker Hall American football player
• Parker Jacobs artist, actor, and musician
• Parker Johnstone American racecar driver
• Parker McKenzie American linguist
• Parker McLachlin Professional golfer
• Parker Hendrick Croft III American actor
• Parker Cannon lead singer of "The Story So Far"
• Parker Schnabel American TV personality
• Parker Ferris YouTuber
• Parker Jaren O'Donnell son of actress Rosie O'Donnell
• Parker Guice son of actress Lisa Peluso and Brad Guice
• Parker Foster Aiken (b. 2008) son of singer and politician Clay Aiken
• Parker Bridge (b. 2013) son of footballer Wayne Bridge and singer Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays
• Parker Emmanuel Carson (b. 2017) son of Midland guitarist Jess Carson

The name Parker in Pop Culture

• Parker Booth son of Seeley Booth on TV's 'Bones'
• Parker Luciani character in the game "Resident Evil: Revelations"
• Peter Parker aka Spider,Man
• Parker 'Shy' Cage character in Kristen Ashley's "Motorcycle Man" and later a main romantic lead in "Own the Wind"
• Lucas Parker character in the "Shadow Falls" series by C.C. Hunter
• Parker Scavo character in "Desperate Housewives"
• Parker Langerak character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Parker Rooney character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
• Parker Grant character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"