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Perry

Boy

Meaning of Perry: English: 'dweller near a pear tree'

Perry is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1029th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1029

218 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

79,735

First recorded 1880 · peak 1959

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 484 babies1982: 441 babies1983: 470 babies1984: 435 babies1985: 542 babies1986: 499 babies1987: 512 babies1988: 482 babies1989: 494 babies1990: 495 babies19901991: 448 babies1992: 413 babies1993: 441 babies1994: 410 babies1995: 371 babies1996: 361 babies1997: 343 babies1998: 323 babies1999: 287 babies2000: 293 babies20002001: 270 babies2002: 250 babies2003: 242 babies2004: 258 babies2005: 227 babies2006: 225 babies2007: 215 babies2008: 194 babies2009: 192 babies2010: 163 babies20102011: 189 babies2012: 206 babies2013: 202 babies2014: 220 babies2015: 227 babies2016: 210 babies2017: 244 babies2018: 215 babies2019: 234 babies2020: 234 babies20202021: 253 babies2022: 239 babies2023: 259 babies2024: 265 babies2025: 218 babies
US babies named Perry per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 542.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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