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Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Peregrine

Meaning foreigner Gender Unisex · 30% girls Rank 2025 #3,359 Trend ↑ Rising 81%

Saint's name from Latin Peregrinus, from peregrinus (“foreigner”).

Rank 2025
#3,359
among boys · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Peregrine · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,802
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
46 babies
All-time total
461
#10,198 all-time among boys
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Peregrine popularity over time

461 babies have been named Peregrine since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s – 5 5 1 – #10,869
2000s – 33 33 3 +560% #8,818
2010s 61 108 169 17 +412% #5,725
2020s (to 2025) 78 176 254 42 +150% #3,322

Where Peregrine is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Peregrine

Peregrine is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,359 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 461 American babies have been named Peregrine, about 70% boys and 30% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Peregrine stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Peregrine?

The median living Peregrine is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Peregrine are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Peregrine year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,318 35 #3,359
2024 7 #13,125 36 #3,322
2023 15 #7,557 29 #3,860
2022 19 #6,404 25 #4,267
2021 11 #9,402 22 #4,596
2020 15 #7,485 29 #3,708
2019 8 #12,169 15 #6,031
2018 13 #8,494 12 #7,018
2017 7 #13,762 11 #7,425
2016 6 #15,779 16 #5,725
2015 8 #12,726 15 #5,922
2014 7 #14,223 6 #11,768
2013 – – 6 #11,797
2012 7 #14,633 6 #11,895
2011 5 #18,896 9 #8,594
2010 – – 12 #6,989
2009 – – 9 #8,818
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2007 – – 8 #9,529
2006 – – 5 #13,503
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2004 – – 6 #10,979
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2002 – – 5 #12,007
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Peregrine, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Peregrine?

The median living Peregrine is about 5 years old. Half of all living Peregrines are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Peregrine are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Peregrine are alive in the United States, based on 461 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Peregrine mean?

Saint's name from Latin Peregrinus, from peregrinus (“foreigner”).

How popular is the name Peregrine in 2025?

Peregrine ranked #3,359 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Peregrine?

461 babies have been named Peregrine in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Peregrine most popular?

Peregrine peaked in 2025, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Peregrine a boy or girl name?

Peregrine is used for both: about 30% of babies named Peregrine have been girls and 70% boys.

Is the name Peregrine rising or falling?

Peregrine is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Peregrine become more popular?

Peregrine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 boys named Peregrine in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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