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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedAKMaine: #160 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,215 boysMEVermont: #124 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 777 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNHWashington: #131 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 774 boysWAIdaho: #120 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 534 boysIDMontana: #110 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 475 boysMTNorth Dakota: #95 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 461 boysNDMinnesota: #93 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 551 boysMNIllinois: #157 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,025 boysILWisconsin: #106 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 751 boysWIMichigan: #142 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,015 boysMINew York: #199 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 1,631 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,383 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedRIOregon: #135 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 753 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #90 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 435 boysSDIowa: #105 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 625 boysIAIndiana: #123 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 743 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 837 boysOHPennsylvania: #162 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,444 boysPANew Jersey: #149 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,243 boysNJConnecticut: #202 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,229 boysCTCalifornia: #177 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 1,062 boysCAUtah: #139 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 675 boysUTColorado: #152 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 762 boysCONebraska: #115 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 679 boysNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 959 boysMOKentucky: #112 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 657 boysKYWest Virginia: #120 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 702 boysWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 898 boysVAMaryland: #172 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,093 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedDEArizona: #172 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 849 boysAZNew Mexico: #205 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,143 boysNMKansas: #119 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 655 boysKSArkansas: #103 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 471 boysARTennessee: #122 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 693 boysTNNorth Carolina: #106 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 543 boysNCSouth Carolina: #94 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 405 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #184 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 699 boysOKLouisiana: #115 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 491 boysLAMississippi: #75 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 336 boysMSAlabama: #99 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 467 boysALGeorgia: #116 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 567 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Perry, so not publishedHITexas: #162 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 802 boysTXFlorida: #165 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 945 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#75 · 1 in 336
  2. South Dakota#90 · 1 in 435
  3. Minnesota#93 · 1 in 551
  4. South Carolina#94 · 1 in 405
  5. North Dakota#95 · 1 in 461

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#75801 in 336
South Dakota#90181 in 435
Minnesota#93771 in 551
South Carolina#94701 in 405
North Dakota#95161 in 461
Alabama#99811 in 467
Arkansas#103411 in 471
Iowa#105501 in 625
North Carolina#106961 in 543
Wisconsin#106641 in 751
Montana#110161 in 475
Kentucky#112541 in 657
Louisiana#115861 in 491
Nebraska#115241 in 679
Georgia#116851 in 567
Kansas#119351 in 655
Idaho#120141 in 534
West Virginia#120271 in 702
Tennessee#122571 in 693
Indiana#123731 in 743
Vermont#12451 in 777
Ohio#1311341 in 837
Washington#131401 in 774
Oregon#135241 in 753
Oklahoma#139341 in 699
Utah#139181 in 675
Michigan#142931 in 1,015
New Jersey#149501 in 1,243
Colorado#152281 in 762
Illinois#1571131 in 1,025
Missouri#158511 in 959
Maine#16091 in 1,215
Virginia#160471 in 898
Pennsylvania#162831 in 1,444
Texas#1621531 in 802
Florida#165581 in 945
Massachusetts#171241 in 2,383
Arizona#172201 in 849
Maryland#172301 in 1,093
California#1771751 in 1,062
District of Columbia#184121 in 1,241
New York#1991101 in 1,631
Connecticut#202121 in 2,229
New Mexico#205121 in 1,143
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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 1960

girls
#1,725
43 births · 1 in 47,022 girls
boys
#146
2,415 births · 1 in 883 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #1,725Perry43

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #146Perry2,415
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 47,022 of them was named Perry, which outranked 76.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #1,695Scarlet44
  2. #1,695Tangela44
  3. #1,695Tawny44
  4. #1,725Perry43
  5. #1,725Armida43
  6. #1,725Belia43
  7. #1,725Cherylann43
  8. #1,747Berlinda42
  9. #1,747Curtis42
  10. #1,747Dann42

Tied with 21 names at #1,725; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 883 of them was named Perry, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Perry
  1. #143Glen2,443
  2. #144Reginald2,442
  3. #145Francis2,416
  4. #146Perry2,415
  5. #147Alfred2,406
  6. #148Kent2,397
  7. #149Theodore2,382
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →