Parnell
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning little Peter; stone; a form of Parnell.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Parnell by the numbers
Parnell was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 1963, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Parnell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Pernelllittle peter; a form of Pernelle13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Parnell, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Parnell
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