An uncommon Old English pick — distinctive and rare.
A surname.
Parks is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, from the surname meaning 'enclosed land' or 'parkland.' As a given name, it pays quiet tribute to Rosa Parks, the courageous civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat became one of history's defining acts of peaceful resistance.
Parks climbed 2570 spots in the last 20 years — from #4952 to #2382.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 256 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 400 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 171 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 27 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 26 | ▲ |
| 1970s | 12 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 43 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 66 | ▼ |
| 1940s | 84 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 73 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 135 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 91 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 5 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | #2382 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2264 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2781 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2686 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3015 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2977 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2605 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2622 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2922 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2846 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2739 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3109 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2751 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3866 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3781 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3800 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4664 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4934 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4641 |
| 2005 | 23 | #4026 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a boy's name, Parks has also been given to 12 girls in the U.S. since 2021.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1892–2024) · Methodology