How Many People Are Named Peregrine?
people named Peregrine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 746,255 people in the US has this name
Based on 461 babies named Peregrine in Social Security records from 1998 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". This was the name of several early saints.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Peregrine, 30.2% were girls and 69.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 36.1% of the babies were girls then and 30.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Peregrine alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Peregrine first appears in the records in 1998, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 46 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1998 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Peregrine has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,320, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #3,358. Among girls, its best rank was #6,399, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,358 | #9,315 |
| Best rank | #3,320 (2024) | #6,399 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,757 in the 2020s | #8,094 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Peregrine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Peregrine were born in Washington than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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