How Many People Are Named Parish?
An estimated 1,143 people in the United States have the first name Parish. It is used for both genders, with 74.9% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Parish peaked in popularity in 1991 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parish as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Parish paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,143
About 1 in 299,873 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
74.9% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
56 births
Total Registered
1,203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parish
Parish is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (74.9%) and females (25.1%). Out of 1,203 total births registered, 901 were male and 302 were female.
Parish as a male name
Ranked #11,931 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (43 births)
Parish as a female name
Ranked #16,927 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1992 (19 births)
Parish: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parish span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 340 babies were registered. Parish has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parish by Decade
How has Parish tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Parish by State
Birth registrations for Parish span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in California, New York, Illinois. On average, about 25 Parishs were registered per state.
Parish + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parish as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parish
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Parish: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parish?
We estimate approximately 1,143 people named Parish are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 299,873 Americans share this first name.
Is Parish a common name?
Parish is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parish most popular?
Parish reached peak popularity in 1991, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parish is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parish a male name?
Parish is predominantly male. 74.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parish Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parish Smith, Parish Johnson, Parish Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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