How Many People Are Named Perry?
people named Perry are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,084 people in the US has this name
Based on 79,735 babies named Perry in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
2,786 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of HERRY". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Perry, 6% were girls and 94% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Perry rose from 0.5% in the 1880s to 41.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Perry alive today is about 54 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 41 and 68 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Perry first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 2,786 babies. In 2025, 218 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Perry has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #101, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,373.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,373 |
| Best rank | #101 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #171 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Perry alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Perry were born in California than in any other state: about 3,400 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Perry was given 2.2 times as often in Mississippi, 2 times in South Carolina and 1.9 times in Louisiana.
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