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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #100, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1950

  • 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: #207 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,805 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedIDMontana: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 853 boysMTNorth Dakota: #105 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 530 boysNDMinnesota: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,096 boysMNIllinois: #183 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,656 boysILWisconsin: #153 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,632 boysWIMichigan: #208 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,356 boysMINew York: #228 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,958 boysNYMassachusetts: #197 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,318 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,101 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNVWyoming: #123 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 597 boysWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,153 boysSDIowa: #186 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,583 boysIAIndiana: #169 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,549 boysINOhio: #219 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,838 boysOHPennsylvania: #176 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,168 boysPANew Jersey: #258 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,112 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #226 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,968 boysCAUtah: #171 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,067 boysUTColorado: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,169 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,117 boysNEMissouri: #164 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,263 boysMOKentucky: #161 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,191 boysKYWest Virginia: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,870 boysWVVirginia: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,424 boysVAMaryland: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,713 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #239 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,413 boysNMKansas: #216 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,810 boysKSArkansas: #138 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 795 boysARTennessee: #160 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,153 boysTNNorth Carolina: #140 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 837 boysNCSouth Carolina: #185 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,240 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,874 boysDCOklahoma: #131 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 767 boysOKLouisiana: #142 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 708 boysLAMississippi: #121 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 746 boysMSAlabama: #149 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 928 boysALGeorgia: #157 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 965 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedHITexas: #199 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,180 boysTXFlorida: #210 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,450 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#105 · 1 in 530
  2. Mississippi#121 · 1 in 746
  3. Wyoming#123 · 1 in 597
  4. Oklahoma#131 · 1 in 767
  5. Arkansas#138 · 1 in 795

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#105141 in 530
Mississippi#121391 in 746
Wyoming#12351 in 597
Oklahoma#131311 in 767
Arkansas#138281 in 795
Montana#14081 in 853
North Carolina#140601 in 837
Louisiana#142501 in 708
Alabama#149411 in 928
Wisconsin#153241 in 1,632
Georgia#157451 in 965
Tennessee#160341 in 1,153
Kentucky#161301 in 1,191
South Dakota#16271 in 1,153
Missouri#164331 in 1,263
Colorado#167141 in 1,169
Indiana#169291 in 1,549
Utah#17191 in 1,067
Pennsylvania#176501 in 2,168
Illinois#183561 in 1,656
Virginia#183261 in 1,424
South Carolina#185231 in 1,240
Iowa#186191 in 1,583
Minnesota#188171 in 2,096
Massachusetts#197111 in 4,318
Texas#199881 in 1,180
West Virginia#203131 in 1,870
District of Columbia#20771 in 1,874
Washington#207151 in 1,805
Michigan#208331 in 2,356
Florida#210211 in 1,450
Kansas#216111 in 1,810
Ohio#219321 in 2,838
Nebraska#22371 in 2,117
California#226621 in 1,968
New York#228511 in 2,958
Oregon#22881 in 2,101
Maryland#23291 in 2,713
New Mexico#23971 in 1,413
New Jersey#25891 in 5,112
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Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Nevada———
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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 1950

girls
#1,576
35 births · 1 in 48,944 girls
boys
#193
1,096 births · 1 in 1,633 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #1,576Perry35

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #193Perry1,096
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 48,944 of them was named Perry, which outranked 74.2% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #1,550Val36
  2. #1,550Walter36
  3. #1,550Winnifred36
  4. #1,576Perry35
  5. #1,576Adelia35
  6. #1,576Adelle35
  7. #1,576Adriane35
  8. #1,602Alethea34
  9. #1,602Bethel34
  10. #1,602Camellia34

Tied with 25 names at #1,576; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,633 of them was named Perry, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #190Fredrick1,162
  2. #191Gerard1,160
  3. #192Oscar1,103
  4. #193Perry1,096
  5. #194Marshall1,082
  6. #195Sidney1,076
  7. #196Rex1,069
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →