How Many People Are Named Parrish?
An estimated 2,963 people in the United States have the first name Parrish. It is used for both genders, with 84.9% male. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Parrish peaked in popularity in 1966 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Parrish 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 Parrish paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,963
About 1 in 115,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1966
134 births
Total Registered
3,175
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Parrish
Parrish is predominantly male (84.9%), though 478 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Parrish as a male name
Ranked #8,137 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (124 births)
Parrish as a female name
Ranked #14,866 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (26 births)
Parrish: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Parrish span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 870 babies were registered. Parrish has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Parrish by Decade
How has Parrish 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.
Parrish by State
Birth registrations for Parrish span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Maryland. On average, about 55 Parrishs were registered per state.
Parrish + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Parrish as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Parrish
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Parrish: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Parrish?
We estimate approximately 2,963 people named Parrish 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 115,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Parrish a common name?
Parrish is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,175 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Parrish most popular?
Parrish reached peak popularity in 1966, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Parrish is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Parrish a male name?
Parrish is predominantly male. 84.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Parrish Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Parrish Smith, Parrish Johnson, Parrish 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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