Given name & surname
Parrish
“woman of the church”·“man of the church”
Parrish is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman of the church” (Latin) and “man of the church” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman of the church” (Latin) and “man of the church” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Parrish through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,190
- 2,706 boys · 484 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 134 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #8,742 for boys · #14,500 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 71% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,742 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 124 in 1966. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,343 as a first name in 2020; 47,354 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.
Parrish’s family of names
Parrish has a related form in Parish. Parrish has a related form in Parisch. Parrish has a related form in Parishe.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Parishvariant
- Parrischvariant
- Parischvariant
- Parryshevariant
- Paryshevariant
- Paryshvariant
- Parryshvariant
- Parishevariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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