How Many People Are Named Parlee?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Parlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 94 years old, and Parlee peaked in popularity in 1918 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parlee 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 Parlee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 94, Parlee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1942.
- Parlee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
94
years old
Peak Year
1918
19 births
Total Registered
414
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parlee
Parlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 414 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Parlee as a female name
Ranked #4,238 in 1940
6 female births in 1940
Peak: 1918 (19 births)
Parlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parlee span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 128 babies were registered. Parlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parlee by Decade
How has Parlee 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.
Parlee by State
Parlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parlee
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Parlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parlee?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Parlee 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Parlee a common name?
Parlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 414 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parlee most popular?
Parlee reached peak popularity in 1918, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parlee is approximately 94 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parlee a female name?
Parlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parlee Smith, Parlee Johnson, Parlee 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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