Perian — girls' name

What the Data Says About Perian

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Perian between 1959 and 1962, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perian performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Perian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.