Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1958

Perri

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #5,064 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,064
among girls · ↓1,383 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Perri · -38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1958
133 babies
All-time total
2,562
#4,106 all-time among girls
First recorded
1942
in Social Security records

Perri popularity over time

2,562 babies have been named Perri since 1942, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 39 – 39 4 – #3,382
1950s 373 35 408 41 +946% #950
1960s 440 53 493 49 +21% #1,153
1970s 129 – 129 13 -74% #3,284
1980s 197 10 207 21 +60% #3,028
1990s 444 11 455 46 +120% #2,274
2000s 250 – 250 25 -45% #3,257
2010s 359 5 364 36 +46% #3,453
2020s (to 2025) 217 – 217 36 -1% #3,511

Where Perri is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Perri

Perri is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,064 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1942, 2,562 American babies have been named Perri. Its peak came in 1958, when 133 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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 Perri stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Perri?

The median living Perri is about 34 years old; half are between 17 and 62. An estimated 2,400 people named Perri are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

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

Perri 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 26 #5,064 – –
2024 42 #3,681 – –
2023 45 #3,511 – –
2022 31 #4,557 – –
2021 42 #3,659 – –
2020 31 #4,422 – –
2019 38 #3,901 – –
2018 41 #3,723 – –
2017 35 #4,207 – –
2016 46 #3,453 – –
2015 44 #3,582 – –
2014 38 #3,984 – –
2013 34 #4,314 – –
2012 35 #4,272 5 #13,709
2011 17 #7,344 – –
2010 31 #4,707 – –
2009 12 #9,843 – –
2008 21 #6,512 – –
2007 24 #5,857 – –
2006 20 #6,542 – –
2005 23 #5,564 – –
2004 26 #5,041 – –
2003 23 #5,366 – –
2002 24 #5,048 – –
2001 35 #3,766 – –
2000 42 #3,257 – –
1995 59 #2,274 – –
1990 42 #2,782 – –
1985 19 #4,235 – –
1980 8 #7,922 – –
1975 7 #7,728 – –
1970 12 #4,691 – –
1965 35 #1,978 6 #3,825
1960 90 #1,153 17 #2,020
1955 25 #2,209 – –
1950 6 #5,148 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Perri?

The median living Perri is about 34 years old. Half of all living Perris are between 17 and 62 years old.

How many people named Perri are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Perri are alive in the United States, based on 2,562 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Perri in 2025?

Perri ranked #5,064 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Perri?

2,562 babies have been named Perri in the United States since 1942, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Perri most popular?

Perri peaked in 1958, when 133 newborns received the name.

Is Perri a boy or girl name?

Perri is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Perri rising or falling?

Perri has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Perri become more popular?

Perri looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Perri in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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