Is Parish a boy or girl name?

Parish is a unisex name. Of the 1,212 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 24.9% were girls and 75.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2011, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Parish

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Parish was most popular in 1991, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,739 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,212 people named Parish.

Parish over time

Births per year. The dot marks Parish’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Parish a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Parish is a unisex name — 24.9% of the 1,212 Americans given it were girls and 75.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2011 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 25% girls and 75% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Parish

Where Parish is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 15.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org