Per vs Perry

Side-by-side comparison of Per and Perry - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Per

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Name B

Perry

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Metric Per Perry
Current Rank Unranked #1238
Total Births (all years) 369 76,044
Peak Year 1963 1959
Peak Year Births 14 2,751
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Per Perry
1880s - 1,255
1890s - 989
1900s - 1,047
1910s - 3,636
1920s 6 5,838
1930s 5 5,411
1940s - 7,778
1950s 46 17,078
1960s 111 15,121
1970s 74 5,351
1980s 61 4,604
1990s 30 3,602
2000s 26 2,083
2010s 5 1,391
2020s 5 860

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Per Perry
2014 - 151
2015 - 140
2016 - 122
2017 - 147
2018 - 135
2019 - 133
2020 5 146
2021 - 145
2022 - 137
2023 - 136
2024 - 161
2025 - 135

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2020.

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