Parry
Parry is a given name which may refer to the following people:Parry Aftab, American lawyer specializing in Internet privacy and security law Parry Glasspool, British actor Parry Gordon (1945–2009), English rugby league footballer Parry Gripp, songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839), member of the United States House of…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Parry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Parry is a given name which may refer to the following people:Parry Aftab, American lawyer specializing in Internet privacy and security law Parry Glasspool, British actor Parry Gordon (1945–2009), English rugby league footballer Parry Gripp, songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839), member of the United States House of…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Parry
American parents first put Parry on the record books as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 19 Parrys were born — ranking #1,806 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Parrys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 508 Parrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Parry
Parry is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Parry's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #1,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Parry'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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