Fun Facts About the Name Parley
- 693 babies named Parley: U.S. records list 693 babies given the name Parley from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 girls received the name Parley - about 1 girl for every 115 boys.
What Does the Name Parley Mean?
Parley is an English name meaning "pear-tree clearing," most likely a surname used as a given name. The surname is locative and comes from the place name Parley in Dorset. That place name is usually explained as an Old English compound of an element meaning "pear" and lēah, "woodland clearing" or "glade." The common English noun parley, meaning a discussion or conference, is a separate word borrowed from French parler, "to speak," and is not the source of the name.
Parley Name History & Origins
Parley is an uncommon masculine given name in the English-speaking world, and it is especially associated with the United States. It developed as a transferred use of the English surname Parley. That surname is habitational, taken from the village of Parley in Dorset; English locative surnames of this kind identified people by the place they came from. The best-known bearer of the given name is Parley P. Pratt (1807 - 1857), an early apostle and missionary in the Latter Day Saint movement.
How Popular is the Name Parley?
Parley recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #676 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #14,815 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,352 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,619 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #11,938 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,463 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,617 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #6,606 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,999 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,625 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #9,347 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,413 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,415 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,485 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,494 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,448 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,141 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,080 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,604 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,679 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,866 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,003 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,523 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #6,798 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #6,387 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,698 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #10,389 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,813 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,405 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,190 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,844 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,026 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,885 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #5,456 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,828 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,326 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #2,403 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,281 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,592 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,623 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,434 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,656 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,518 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #2,886 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,284 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #3,395 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,909 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,431 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #2,669 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,520 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #3,546 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,036 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #2,075 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #3,515 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,915 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #4,034 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,087 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,689 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #2,440 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,734 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #3,782 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,792 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,736 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #1,678 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1918 | #1,486 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,739 | 19 | 0.0021% |
| 1916 | #2,021 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,575 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #1,945 | 12 | 0.0018% |
| 1913 | #1,488 | 14 | 0.0027% |
| 1912 | #1,712 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1908 | #1,335 | 6 | 0.0039% |
| 1902 | #1,268 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1894 | #932 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1886 | #826 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1882 | #1,059 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1880 | #676 | 9 | 0.0081% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Parley Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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