Given name & surname
Parks
“the keeper of the park”
Parks is a variant of Parker. One English interpretation is “the keeper of the park.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Parks is a variant of Parker. One English interpretation is “the keeper of the park.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Parks is a variant of Parker. An origin associated with Parker is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Parks through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,485
- 1,467 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #1,987 for boys · #14,499 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 77 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,987 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 904 as a first name in 2020; 84,327 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Parks’s family of names
Parks has a related form in Parker. In Greek usage, Parks as a surname is a transliteration of Παρκς.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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