Perley vs Perry

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

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Perley

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Name B

Perry

Boy name · Rank #1239

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Metric Perley Perry
Current Rank Unranked #1239
Total Births (all years) 1,020 75,908
Peak Year 1915 1959
Peak Year Births 30 2,750
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Perley Perry
1880ss 118 1,255
1890ss 88 989
1900ss 58 1,047
1910ss 179 3,636
1920ss 220 5,838
1930ss 175 5,411
1940ss 106 7,778
1950ss 62 17,078
1960ss 14 15,121
1970ss — 5,354
1980ss — 4,604
1990ss — 3,602
2000ss — 2,081
2010ss — 1,390
2020ss — 724

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Perley Perry
2014 — 151
2015 — 140
2016 — 122
2017 — 147
2018 — 135
2019 — 132
2020 — 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, 1880–1964.

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