Parnell
Parnell is a masculine given name borne by:
Meaning & Origin of Parnell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Parnell is a masculine given name borne by:
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The Story of Parnell
Parnell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 39 Parnells were born — ranking #1,237 that year. As of 2026, Parnell ranks #8,836 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Parnells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Parnell
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- Parnell Bradbury (1904–1977), British writer, playwright and theatre critic
- Parnell Dickinson (born 1953), American former National Football League quarterback
- Parnell Gourlay (1879–1958), Canadian amateur soccer player on the 1904 Olympic champion team
- Parnell Hall (writer) (1944–2020), American mystery writer
- Parnell Motley (born 1997), American football player
- Parnell William Terry , American politician elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2024
- J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), American politician and stockbroker
- Parnell Woods (1912–1977), American Negro league baseball player
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Names that sound like Parnell
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About the name Parnell
Parnell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Parnell's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #1,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Parnell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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