Recorded 1911–1925 Girls' name Peak 1922 96 births

Perina — girls' name

96 babies named Perina in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s40
1910s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Perina was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

20 babies were named Perina in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perina

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Perina between 1911 and 1925, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perina performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Perina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Perina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perina 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 96 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.

Perina at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

96

Since 1911

15 years of records

Peak year

1922

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1911

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1925

Perina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1911

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1922)
20
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Perina by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
56 births that decade — 58% of Perina's all-time total
1910s561920s40

Perina by state

Where Perina concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Perina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
8 8.3%
Pennsylvania share of Perina's total US births 8.3%

8 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perina?
96 babies have been named Perina since 1911. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1922 with 20 births.
When was Perina most popular?
Perina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Perina most popular?
The top states for the name Perina are Pennsylvania (8 births).
How long has the name Perina been used?
Perina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 15 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Perina?
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, 1911–1925 (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.