Parrish Boy & girl
How popular is Parrish?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Parrish in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Parrish popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▼ 479 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,888 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1966 (124 boys) |
| Highest rank | #663 in 1966 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 71% boys, 29% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Parrish 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.
Parrish by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1960s | 796 | #663 |
| 1970s | 504 | #822 |
| 1980s | 309 | #1,585 |
| 1990s | 567 | #1,183 |
| 2000s | 271 | #2,421 |
| 2010s | 184 | #4,110 |
| 2020s | 67 | #5,976 |
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Questions
- Is Parrish a boy or girl name?
- Parrish is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Parrish were boys and 29% were girls.
- How popular is the name Parrish?
- 9 baby boys were named Parrish in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Parrish most popular?
- Parrish peaked in 1966, when 124 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #663 in 1966.
- How many people are named Parrish?
- 3,190 babies have been named Parrish in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,950 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
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.