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

Boy name

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Name B

Perry

Boy name · Rank #1239

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Metric Per Perry
Current Rank Unranked #1239
Total Births (all years) 369 75,908
Peak Year 1963 1959
Peak Year Births 14 2,750
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Per Perry
1880ss — 1,255
1890ss — 989
1900ss — 1,047
1910ss — 3,636
1920ss 6 5,838
1930ss 5 5,411
1940ss — 7,778
1950ss 46 17,078
1960ss 111 15,121
1970ss 74 5,354
1980ss 61 4,604
1990ss 30 3,602
2000ss 26 2,081
2010ss 5 1,390
2020ss 5 724

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Per Perry
2014 — 151
2015 — 140
2016 — 122
2017 — 147
2018 — 135
2019 — 132
2020 5 146
2021 — 145
2022 — 137
2023 — 136
2024 — 160

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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