Perry

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Perry is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 79,516 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 75,908 as boys and 3,608 as girls. Perry gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #810 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 264
2023 259
2022 239
2021 253
2020 234
2019 233
2018 215
2017 244
2016 210
2015 227
2014 220
2013 202
2012 206
2011 189
2010 163
2009 192
2008 194
2007 214
2006 225
2005 227
2004 258
2003 241
2002 250
2001 270
2000 293
1999 287
1998 323
1997 343
1996 361
1995 371
1994 410
1993 441
1992 414
1991 447
1990 495
1989 494
1988 482
1987 512
1986 499
1985 542
1984 435
1983 470
1982 441
1981 484
1980 464
1979 469
1978 424
1977 394
1976 479
1975 501
1974 543
1973 513
1972 558
1971 746
1970 867
1969 913
1968 902
1967 1,032
1966 1,145
1965 1,388
1964 1,569
1963 1,740
1962 1,957
1961 2,251
1960 2,459
1959 2,785
1958 2,775
1957 2,402
1956 1,899
1955 1,473
1954 1,273
1953 1,250
1952 1,174
1951 1,202
1950 1,131
1949 1,083
1948 1,013
1947 1,074
1946 884
1945 708
1944 632
1943 723
1942 742
1941 613
1940 580
1939 612
1938 598
1937 561
1936 524
1935 540
1934 559
1933 505
1932 545
1931 557
1930 598
1929 593
1928 662
1927 604
1926 590
1925 596
1924 630
1923 609
1922 631
1921 586
1920 567
1919 546
1918 578
1917 541
1916 455
1915 492
1914 353
1913 295
1912 234
1911 152
1910 135
1909 117
1908 142
1907 93
1906 102
1905 110
1904 100
1903 88
1902 108
1901 93
1900 142
1899 112
1898 83
1897 109
1896 111
1895 97
1894 78
1893 97
1892 110
1891 104
1890 108
1889 105
1888 124
1887 112
1886 141
1885 115
1884 135
1883 139
1882 133
1881 123
1880 134