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Parker

Boy / Girl name · 609 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Parker: 609 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 57 births in 2022.

An English surname-turned-first-name, Parker originally denoted a keeper of a park—from Old French *parc* and the agent suffix *-er*. It gained traction as a given name partly through admired bearers: comedian and actress Parker Posey, jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, and the razor-witted writer Dorothy Parker. Parker is also the surname of fictional superhero Peter Parker (Spider-Man), which has boosted its modern appeal. Several American towns—Parker, Colorado, and Parker, Arizona—share the name, along with the Parker Pen company, founded by George S. Parker. Once almost exclusively masculine, Parker has enjoyed unisex popularity in Scotland and beyond since the 1990s,