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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #273 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,468 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,079 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,343 boysMINew York: #289 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,666 boysNYMassachusetts: #230 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,648 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedSDIowa: #195 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,619 boysIAIndiana: #192 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,841 boysINOhio: #314 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,288 boysOHPennsylvania: #218 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,255 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #163 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,945 boysCTCalifornia: #256 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,382 boysCAUtah: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 807 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNEMissouri: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,637 boysMOKentucky: #302 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,812 boysKYWest Virginia: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 boysWVVirginia: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,559 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDEArizona: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 834 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNMKansas: #262 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,694 boysKSArkansas: #168 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,056 boysARTennessee: #156 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,021 boysTNNorth Carolina: #172 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,032 boysNCSouth Carolina: #186 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,235 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #164 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 964 boysOKLouisiana: #157 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 850 boysLAMississippi: #166 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,099 boysMSAlabama: #164 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,032 boysALGeorgia: #184 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,360 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedHITexas: #203 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,092 boysTXFlorida: #160 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 893 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#156 · 1 in 1,021
  2. Louisiana#157 · 1 in 850
  3. Florida#160 · 1 in 893
  4. Utah#162 · 1 in 807
  5. Connecticut#163 · 1 in 1,945

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#156251 in 1,021
Louisiana#157231 in 850
Florida#160141 in 893
Utah#16261 in 807
Connecticut#16351 in 1,945
Alabama#164261 in 1,032
Oklahoma#164221 in 964
Mississippi#166181 in 1,099
Arkansas#168161 in 1,056
Arizona#16951 in 834
North Carolina#172331 in 1,032
Georgia#184211 in 1,360
South Carolina#186151 in 1,235
Indiana#192131 in 1,841
Iowa#195121 in 1,619
Texas#203511 in 1,092
Missouri#204161 in 1,637
Virginia#211141 in 1,559
Michigan#218171 in 2,343
Pennsylvania#218221 in 3,255
Massachusetts#23061 in 4,648
West Virginia#23591 in 1,997
Illinois#248171 in 3,079
California#256161 in 2,382
Kansas#26251 in 2,694
Minnesota#27361 in 3,468
New York#289181 in 4,666
Kentucky#30291 in 2,812
Ohio#31491 in 5,288
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Maryland———
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New Hampshire———
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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 1936

girls
#1,691
20 births · 1 in 52,020 girls
boys
#225
504 births · 1 in 2,058 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #1,691Perry20

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #225Perry504
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 52,020 of them was named Perry, which outranked 65.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #1,640Vella21
  2. #1,640Verta21
  3. #1,640Zetta21
  4. #1,691Perry20
  5. #1,691April20
  6. #1,691Aretta20
  7. #1,691Arie20
  8. #1,741Agustina19
  9. #1,741Argie19
  10. #1,741Babette19

Tied with 49 names at #1,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,058 of them was named Perry, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #222Orville516
  2. #223Ivan513
  3. #224Donnie505
  4. #225Perry504
  5. #225Tommie504
  6. #227Ira501
  7. #227Myron501
  8. #229Dewey500

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →