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Parley

/ˈpɑɹli/ · 99% boys · 14 born in 2025

Parley has been given to about 693 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɑɹli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 386
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Parley per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 25
  • Born in 202514
  • All time693

How popular is Parley?

Its best year was 1918, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 1486th. The typical living American called Parley is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Parley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harley0.88
  2. Arley0.88
  3. Charley0.79
  4. Harvey0.75
  5. Carey0.75
  6. Barney0.75
  7. Bailey0.70
  8. Oakley0.70

Middle names for Parley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Parley John0.77
  2. Parley Blake0.76
  3. Parley Wade0.76
  4. Parley Ross0.76
  5. Parley Quinn0.76
  6. Parley Jude0.76

Sibling names for Parley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brunobrother · 0.76
  2. Forestbrother · 0.74
  3. Merritteither · 0.74
  4. Soleither · 0.73
  5. Ambrosebrother · 0.73
  6. Vedasister · 0.73

Where Parley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Parley Anderson0.77
  2. Parley White0.72
  3. Parley Nguyen0.72
  4. Parley Moore0.72
  5. Parley Hill0.72
  6. Parley Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Parley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Parley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.