boy's name

Parnell

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,479

Parnell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1963, when 39 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Parnell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Parnell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 105
1920s 180
1930s 149
1940s 131
1950s 145
1960s 262
1970s 156
1980s 166
1990s 111
2000s 50
2010s (to 2017) 24

How popular is Parnell?

In 2017, Parnell was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Parnell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Parnell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Parnell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Parnell

How popular is the name Parnell?

In 2017, Parnell was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Parnell a girl's or a boy's name?

Parnell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Parnell?

Parnell has 2 syllables.

When was Parnell most popular?

Parnell peaked in 1963, when 39 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.