Parish

PA-rihsh /ˈpæɹɪʃ/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Parish is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.

Parish is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,740 for boy births in the United States (and #18,124 across all names), given to 9 babies. Parish was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1991 (43 births).

About the name Parish

PronunciationPA-rihsh /ˈpæɹɪʃ/
#8,740among boys 2025
#18,124among all names 2025
9boys 2025

Names similar to Parish

How popular is Parish?

Boys named Parish 9 in 2025
19151920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Parish per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Parish
1967197019801990200020102020
Girls named Parish per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Parish total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202599—#8,740
202466—#11,980
202388—#9,532
20221212—#7,134
202166—#11,781
20201414#16,939#8,558
201988#12,165—
20181010—#8,010
20171111#15,469#13,742
20162626#11,563#5,491
20151919#15,943#6,592
20141919#11,704#7,974
20131818#12,877#7,945
20122121#9,578#8,692
20112626#11,930#5,371
20102525#8,605#7,447
20092222#11,284#7,126
20081515#13,503#10,730
20071515#12,412#11,984
20061818#10,437#10,370
20052222#11,590#6,129
200499—#8,004
20031919#12,114#6,608
20021010—#6,920
20012020#11,798#5,933
20003333#10,521#3,502
19992020#10,111#5,945
19982222#13,680#4,359
199724—#8,845#4,617
199617—#9,368#6,947
199522—#11,430#4,218
199443—#7,469#2,483
199354—#7,915#1,926
199253—#5,208#2,245
199156—#6,876#1,856
199029—#12,465#2,847
198925—#8,542#3,572
198820—#13,281#3,485
198722—#12,668#3,039
198621—#9,280#3,394
198513——#3,545
198415——#3,061
19836——#6,025
198213——#3,439
198110——#4,076
19806——#6,038
197910——#4,001
197811——#3,552
197717—#10,768#3,329
19769——#3,925
197518——#2,424
197417——#2,434
197315——#2,576
197218——#2,221
197128——#1,700
197024—#8,925#2,103
196911——#2,815
196817——#2,014
196730—#6,576#1,596
196618——#1,867
196515——#2,148
196415——#2,175
196311——#2,639
19615——#4,498
19235——#4,737
19156——#3,727