Parley is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Parley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,352 for boy births in the United States (and #13,391 across all names), given to 14 babies. Parley first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,352 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,646 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,945 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #14,824 | #9,467 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,645 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,626 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,609 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,001 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,628 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,347 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,415 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,415 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,486 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,448 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,144 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,080 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,604 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,682 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,866 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,005 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,522 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,995 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,798 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,388 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,698 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,389 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,812 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #7,407 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,190 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,846 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #6,026 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,885 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,001 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,455 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,829 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #4,327 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,403 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,281 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,592 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | — | #2,623 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,434 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,656 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | — | #2,518 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,886 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,284 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,394 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,909 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,431 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,668 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,519 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,546 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #3,036 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,075 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,515 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,915 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #4,034 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #4,087 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,440 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,734 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,782 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,792 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,736 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | — | #1,678 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,945 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,712 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,335 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #932 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #826 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #676 |