How Many People Are Named Parley?
An estimated 346 people in the United States have the first name Parley. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Parley peaked in popularity in 1918 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parley 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 Parley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
346
About 1 in 990,619 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1918
25 births
Total Registered
679
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parley
Parley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 679 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Parley as a male name
Ranked #9,619 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (25 births)
Parley as a female name
Ranked #14,815 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (6 births)
Parley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parley span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 126 babies were registered. Parley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parley by Decade
How has Parley 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.
Parley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parley
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Parley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parley?
We estimate approximately 346 people named Parley 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 990,619 Americans share this first name.
Is Parley a common name?
Parley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 679 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parley most popular?
Parley reached peak popularity in 1918, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parley is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parley a male name?
Parley is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parley Smith, Parley Johnson, Parley 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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