Recorded 1960–1961 Girls' name Peak 1960 32 births

Periann — girls' name

32 babies named Periann in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s32
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Periann was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

21 babies were named Periann in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Periann

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Periann between 1960 and 1961, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Periann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Periann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Periann 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 32 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.

Periann at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

32

Since 1960

2 years of records

Peak year

1960

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1960

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1961

Periann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1960

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1960)
21
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
10152025 19611960 21

Periann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
32 births that decade — 100% of Periann's all-time total
1960s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Periann?
32 babies have been named Periann since 1960. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1960 with 21 births.
When was Periann most popular?
Periann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Periann been used?
Periann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 2 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Periann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perla, Persephone, Perry, Peri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.