Parish Boy & girl
How popular is Parish?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Parish in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
1,146living people named Parish (est.)
33median age of people named Parish
1,212babies named Parish since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Parish popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▲ 2694 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (43 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,572 in 1967 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 75% boys, 25% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Parish counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Parrish family of names ranked #3,868 for boys in 2025 (#4,132 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Parrish | 9 | 50% |
| Parish | 9 | 50% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Parish by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1960s | 116 | #1,572 |
| 1970s | 157 | #1,667 |
| 1980s | 125 | #2,938 |
| 1990s | 238 | #1,817 |
| 2000s | 111 | #3,417 |
| 2010s | 102 | #5,197 |
| 2020s | 50 | #6,823 |
Boy names about as popular as Parish
Questions
- Is Parish a boy or girl name?
- Parish is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 75% of babies named Parish were boys and 25% were girls.
- How popular is the name Parish?
- 9 baby boys were named Parish in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Parish most popular?
- Parish peaked in 1991, when 43 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,572 in 1967.
- How many people are named Parish?
- 1,212 babies have been named Parish in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,146 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.