Perry
Boy and girl name
Perry meaning
Diminutive of Peregrine, which means “foreigner”
Perry at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,239 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,906 in 2024
Perry popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #100 | 134 |
| 1890 | #133 | 108 |
| 1900 | #148 | 142 |
| 1910 | #205 | 125 |
| 1920 | #233 | 542 |
| 1930 | #221 | 581 |
| 1940 | #224 | 553 |
| 1950 | #193 | 1,096 |
| 1960 | #146 | 2,416 |
| 1970 | #263 | 845 |
| 1980 | #387 | 443 |
| 1990 | #455 | 473 |
| 2000 | #677 | 263 |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,259 | 146 |
| 2024 | #1,239 | 160 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #100 | 134 |
| 1881 | #102 | 123 |
| 1882 | #111 | 133 |
| 1883 | #102 | 133 |
| 1884 | #111 | 135 |
| 1885 | #119 | 115 |
| 1886 | #110 | 141 |
| 1887 | #118 | 112 |
| 1888 | #126 | 124 |
| 1889 | #137 | 105 |
| 1890 | #133 | 108 |
| 1891 | #132 | 104 |
| 1892 | #146 | 110 |
| 1893 | #160 | 91 |
| 1894 | #190 | 78 |
| 1895 | #160 | 97 |
| 1896 | #148 | 111 |
| 1897 | #151 | 103 |
| 1898 | #186 | 83 |
| 1899 | #148 | 104 |
| 1900 | #148 | 142 |
| 1901 | #170 | 87 |
| 1902 | #162 | 108 |
| 1903 | #185 | 88 |
| 1904 | #191 | 93 |
| 1905 | #180 | 104 |
| 1906 | #186 | 97 |
| 1907 | #220 | 86 |
| 1908 | #171 | 133 |
| 1909 | #198 | 109 |
| 1910 | #205 | 125 |
| 1911 | #198 | 152 |
| 1912 | #241 | 216 |
| 1913 | #222 | 280 |
| 1914 | #230 | 338 |
| 1915 | #217 | 478 |
| 1916 | #240 | 439 |
| 1917 | #215 | 527 |
| 1918 | #226 | 553 |
| 1919 | #229 | 528 |
| 1920 | #233 | 542 |
| 1921 | #235 | 565 |
| 1922 | #214 | 615 |
| 1923 | #221 | 588 |
| 1924 | #224 | 602 |
| 1925 | #231 | 568 |
| 1926 | #235 | 565 |
| 1927 | #227 | 584 |
| 1928 | #212 | 633 |
| 1929 | #222 | 576 |
| 1930 | #221 | 581 |
| 1931 | #225 | 543 |
| 1932 | #227 | 528 |
| 1933 | #236 | 486 |
| 1934 | #220 | 545 |
| 1935 | #227 | 517 |
| 1936 | #225 | 504 |
| 1937 | #219 | 544 |
| 1938 | #213 | 579 |
| 1939 | #211 | 584 |
| 1940 | #224 | 553 |
| 1941 | #221 | 593 |
| 1942 | #212 | 706 |
| 1943 | #212 | 690 |
| 1944 | #228 | 605 |
| 1945 | #208 | 683 |
| 1946 | #201 | 856 |
| 1947 | #194 | 1,053 |
| 1948 | #200 | 981 |
| 1949 | #195 | 1,058 |
| 1950 | #193 | 1,096 |
| 1951 | #192 | 1,176 |
| 1952 | #196 | 1,153 |
| 1953 | #199 | 1,227 |
| 1954 | #199 | 1,254 |
| 1955 | #183 | 1,451 |
| 1956 | #163 | 1,867 |
| 1957 | #145 | 2,369 |
| 1958 | #132 | 2,735 |
| 1959 | #132 | 2,750 |
| 1960 | #146 | 2,416 |
| 1961 | #154 | 2,228 |
| 1962 | #164 | 1,931 |
| 1963 | #171 | 1,712 |
| 1964 | #178 | 1,549 |
| 1965 | #186 | 1,363 |
| 1966 | #207 | 1,122 |
| 1967 | #220 | 1,014 |
| 1968 | #239 | 891 |
| 1969 | #243 | 895 |
| 1970 | #263 | 845 |
| 1971 | #285 | 732 |
| 1972 | #329 | 542 |
| 1973 | #336 | 506 |
| 1974 | #330 | 528 |
| 1975 | #350 | 488 |
| 1976 | #356 | 460 |
| 1977 | #401 | 380 |
| 1978 | #379 | 416 |
| 1979 | #376 | 457 |
| 1980 | #387 | 443 |
| 1981 | #370 | 472 |
| 1982 | #394 | 426 |
| 1983 | #380 | 445 |
| 1984 | #402 | 421 |
| 1985 | #353 | 521 |
| 1986 | #387 | 474 |
| 1987 | #392 | 483 |
| 1988 | #424 | 456 |
| 1989 | #437 | 463 |
| 1990 | #455 | 473 |
| 1991 | #475 | 428 |
| 1992 | #515 | 387 |
| 1993 | #503 | 409 |
| 1994 | #530 | 370 |
| 1995 | #549 | 342 |
| 1996 | #575 | 316 |
| 1997 | #579 | 319 |
| 1998 | #617 | 296 |
| 1999 | #659 | 262 |
| 2000 | #677 | 263 |
| 2001 | #719 | 245 |
| 2002 | #749 | 231 |
| 2003 | #802 | 216 |
| 2004 | #798 | 226 |
| 2005 | #914 | 193 |
| 2006 | #954 | 195 |
| 2007 | #1,028 | 183 |
| 2008 | #1,105 | 166 |
| 2009 | #1,132 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2011 | #1,183 | 149 |
| 2012 | #1,226 | 144 |
| 2013 | #1,255 | 139 |
| 2014 | #1,213 | 151 |
| 2015 | #1,278 | 140 |
| 2016 | #1,421 | 122 |
| 2017 | #1,245 | 147 |
| 2018 | #1,335 | 135 |
| 2019 | #1,352 | 132 |
| 2020 | #1,259 | 146 |
| 2021 | #1,299 | 145 |
| 2022 | #1,366 | 137 |
| 2023 | #1,369 | 136 |
| 2024 | #1,239 | 160 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #817 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,726 | 43 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 |
| 1980 | #3,720 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,494 | 32 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2024 | #1,906 | 104 |
All 125 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #817 | 6 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 |
| 1925 | #1,576 | 28 |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,349 | 36 |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 |
| 1944 | #1,578 | 27 |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 |
| 1946 | #1,678 | 28 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 |
| 1948 | #1,648 | 32 |
| 1949 | #1,916 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 |
| 1951 | #1,921 | 26 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 |
| 1957 | #1,904 | 33 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 |
| 1959 | #1,880 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,726 | 43 |
| 1961 | #2,542 | 23 |
| 1962 | #2,358 | 26 |
| 1963 | #2,250 | 28 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 |
| 1965 | #2,410 | 25 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 |
| 1969 | #3,197 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 |
| 1972 | #3,715 | 16 |
| 1973 | #6,667 | 7 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 |
| 1975 | #4,592 | 13 |
| 1976 | #3,539 | 19 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 |
| 1978 | #6,946 | 8 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,720 | 21 |
| 1981 | #5,572 | 12 |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 |
| 1988 | #3,584 | 26 |
| 1989 | #3,330 | 31 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 |
| 1992 | #3,867 | 27 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 |
| 1994 | #2,935 | 40 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 |
| 1997 | #4,369 | 24 |
| 1998 | #4,142 | 27 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 |
| 2005 | #4,118 | 34 |
| 2006 | #4,685 | 30 |
| 2007 | #4,674 | 31 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 |
| 2009 | #4,931 | 29 |
| 2010 | #4,494 | 32 |
| 2011 | #3,781 | 40 |
| 2012 | #2,804 | 62 |
| 2013 | #2,726 | 63 |
| 2014 | #2,559 | 69 |
| 2015 | #2,169 | 87 |
| 2016 | #2,188 | 88 |
| 2017 | #2,018 | 97 |
| 2018 | #2,274 | 80 |
| 2019 | #1,941 | 101 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2021 | #1,851 | 108 |
| 2022 | #1,940 | 102 |
| 2023 | #1,679 | 123 |
| 2024 | #1,906 | 104 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Perry” (revision 92441100), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Peregrine” (revision 72743241), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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