Perry

#2,214 for girls in 2025, 83 births · #1,370 for boys in 2025, 135 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
#100
1880 · 134 births
Debut · boys
1880
134 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
76,044
since 1880

Perry over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #100, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,21483#1,370135
2024#1,913104#1,238161
2023#1,681123#1,369136
2022#1,942102#1,366137
2021#1,851108#1,300145
2020#2,07888#1,259146
2019#1,941101#1,347133
2018#2,27580#1,335135
2017#2,01897#1,245147
2016#2,18888#1,421122
2015#2,16987#1,279140
2014#2,56069#1,213151
2013#2,72663#1,255139
2012#2,80562#1,226144
2011#3,78140#1,183149
2010#4,49432#1,309131
2009#4,93129#1,132163
2008#5,14228#1,105166
2007#4,67531#1,025184
2006#4,68530#954195
2005#4,11834#914193
2004#4,28732#798226
2003#4,94325#800217
2002#5,89719#749231
2001#4,68825#719245
2000#4,07930#677263
1999#4,44525#659262
1998#4,14227#617296
1997#4,37024#579319
1996#2,71445#575316
1995#3,67029#549342
1994#2,93540#530370
1993#3,42232#504409
1992#3,86627#516386
1991#5,00419#475429
1990#4,38022#455473
1989#3,33031#437463
1988#3,58526#424456
1987#3,16929#392483
1986#3,45925#387474
1985#3,85221#354521
1984#4,96614#402421
1983#3,24225#380445
1982#4,71615#394426
1981#5,57112#370472
1980#3,71921#387443
1979#5,42712#376455
1978#6,9488#377417
1977#4,65214#401380
1976#3,54019#356458
1975#4,59313#350488
1974#4,04115#331528
1973#6,6667#336506
1972#3,71416#329542
1971#4,12314#285732
1970#3,03022#263845
1969#3,19918#243895
1968#4,22211#239891
1967#2,96318#2201,014
1966#2,51923#2071,121
1965#2,41125#1861,364
1964#2,82520#1781,549
1963#2,25228#1711,712
1962#2,35726#1641,931
1961#2,54323#1542,229
1960#1,72543#1462,415
1959#1,88135#1322,751
1958#1,70340#1322,734
1957#1,90433#1452,369
1956#1,89732#1631,867
1955#2,34122#1831,451
1954#2,51919#1991,254
1953#2,17323#1991,227
1952#2,26621#1961,153
1951#1,92126#1921,176
1950#1,57635#1931,096
1949#1,91725#1951,058
1948#1,64832#200981
1947#2,14621#1941,053
1946#1,67828#201856
1945#1,66025#208683
1944#1,57827#228605
1943#1,44233#212690
1942#1,34936#212706
1941#1,81020#221593
1940#1,47727#224553
1939#1,40128#211584
1938#1,80519#213579
1937#1,91417#219544
1936#1,69120#225504
1935#1,55023#227517
1934#2,18714#220545
1933#1,77319#236486
1932#1,95717#227528
1931#2,20514#225543
1930#2,02317#221581
1929#2,01117#222576
1928#1,46929#212633
1927#1,93520#227584
1926#1,66725#235565
1925#1,57628#231568
1924#1,61228#224602
1923#1,89521#221588
1922#2,29116#214615
1921#1,92721#235565
1920#1,66625#233542
1919#1,98918#229528
1918#1,60025#226553
1917#2,31614#215527
1916#2,02816#240439
1915#2,14314#217478
1914#1,74015#230338
1913#1,52815#222280
1912#1,25218#241216
1911—#198152
1910#1,52110#205125
1909#1,6078#198109
1908#1,4399#171133
1907#1,6397#22086
1906#1,9515#18697
1905#1,6966#180104
1904#1,4867#19193
1903—#18588
1902—#162108
1901#1,4666#17087
1900—#148142
1899#1,1818#148104
1898—#18683
1897#1,3856#151103
1896—#148111
1895—#16097
1894—#19078
1893#1,2776#16091
1892—#146110
1891—#132104
1890—#133108
1889—#137105
1888—#126124
1887—#118112
1886—#110141
1885—#119115
1884—#111135
1883#8176#102133
1882—#111133
1881—#102123
1880—#100134
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Perry was already there! It came in at #100, and was given to 134 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1889–1899, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.

Where Perry is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNHWashington: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,572 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,225 boysMNIllinois: #252 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,952 boysILWisconsin: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,078 boysWIMichigan: #270 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,228 boysMINew York: #238 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,063 boysNYMassachusetts: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,790 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedRIOregon: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 971 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 934 boysSDIowa: #259 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,823 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,236 boysINOhio: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,521 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,446 boysPANew Jersey: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,336 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #258 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,339 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedCONebraska: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 boysNEMissouri: #165 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,164 boysMOKentucky: #246 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,047 boysKYWest Virginia: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,016 boysWVVirginia: #239 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,101 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,264 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNMKansas: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,692 boysKSArkansas: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,061 boysARTennessee: #195 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,565 boysTNNorth Carolina: #184 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,211 boysNCSouth Carolina: #161 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,082 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 851 boysOKLouisiana: #341 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,903 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,214 boysMSAlabama: #163 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,088 boysALGeorgia: #159 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,018 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedHITexas: #198 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,016 boysTXFlorida: #134 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 729 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#134 · 1 in 729
  2. Maryland#140 · 1 in 1,264
  3. Oklahoma#151 · 1 in 851
  4. Oregon#152 · 1 in 971
  5. Georgia#159 · 1 in 1,018

Best ever in a state: #60 in North Dakota, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#134201 in 729
Maryland#140101 in 1,264
Oklahoma#151271 in 851
Oregon#15261 in 971
Georgia#159281 in 1,018
South Carolina#161171 in 1,082
West Virginia#161181 in 1,016
Alabama#163261 in 1,088
South Dakota#16461 in 934
Missouri#165251 in 1,164
Indiana#172211 in 1,236
North Carolina#184291 in 1,211
Arkansas#185171 in 1,061
Mississippi#187171 in 1,214
Pennsylvania#195361 in 2,446
Tennessee#195161 in 1,565
Texas#198561 in 1,016
Washington#20061 in 1,572
Ohio#216211 in 2,521
Kansas#21891 in 1,692
New Jersey#22891 in 3,336
Nebraska#23161 in 1,950
New York#238321 in 3,063
Virginia#239111 in 2,101
Kentucky#246131 in 2,047
Illinois#252201 in 2,952
California#258161 in 2,339
Iowa#25971 in 2,823
Michigan#270131 in 3,228
Wisconsin#29661 in 4,078
Massachusetts#32451 in 6,790
Minnesota#32751 in 4,225
Louisiana#34171 in 2,903
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Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
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Nevada———
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North Dakota———
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Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Perry
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 132 spots since 2024 (#1,238 → #1,370)
  • 111 spots since 2020 (#1,259 → #1,370)
  • 91 spots since 2015 (#1,279 → #1,370)
  • Biggest jump: 49 spots in 1908 (#220 → #171)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 2005 (#798 → #914)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #100 (134 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1880
  • Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 776
  • Highest: 1 in 776 boys born in 1959 were named Perry (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,652 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #100 in 1880, was only 1 in 825 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 22.5% of all boys named Perry (17,078) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,255#100 (1880)#114
1890s989#132 (1891)#155
1900s1,047#148 (1900)#181
1910s3,636#198 (1911)#222
1920s5,838#212 (1928)#225
1930s5,411#211 (1939)#222
1940s7,778#194 (1947)#210
1950s17,078#132 (1959)#173
1960s15,121#146 (1960)#191
1970s5,351#263 (1970)#340
1980s4,604#354 (1985)#393
1990s3,602#455 (1990)#546
2000s2,083#677 (2000)#887
2010s1,391#1,183 (2011)#1,281
2020s860#1,238 (2024)#1,317

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Perry in 1927

girls
#1,935
20 births · 1 in 59,622 girls
boys
#227
584 births · 1 in 1,930 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #1,935Perry20

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #227Perry584
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 59,622 of them was named Perry, which outranked 65.5% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #1,885Virgina21
  2. #1,885Yaeko21
  3. #1,885Zulema21
  4. #1,935Perry20
  5. #1,935Adel20
  6. #1,935Aldean20
  7. #1,935Alverda20
  8. #2,026Ardyth19
  9. #2,026Arlee19
  10. #2,026Armelia19

Tied with 90 names at #1,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 1,930 of them was named Perry, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #223Norbert603
  2. #225Loyd599
  3. #225Pete599
  4. #227Perry584
  5. #228Laurence583
  6. #229Ellis579
  7. #230Bert571
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927 →