US rank #3642 Girls' name Peak 1958 2,422 births

Perri — #3642 US girls' name

2,422 babies named Perri in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s391950s3731960s4401970s1291980s1971990s4442000s2502010s3592020s191
#3642
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Perri was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

119 babies were named Perri in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perri

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,422 babies named Perri between 1942 and 2024, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perri currently holds the #3642 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perri performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 444 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Perri shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Perri in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perri 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 2,422 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.

Perri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,422

Since 1942

83 years of records

Peak year

1958

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,642

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1942

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2024

Perri popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1942

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1958)
119
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
-50050100150 202420132002199119801969195819471942 6

Perri popularity over time — boys

114 total births recorded since 1957 (Perri as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 114 births
05101520 20121992198219651962196019581957 7

Perri by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
444 births that decade — 18% of Perri's all-time total
1940s391950s3731960s4401970s1291980s1971990s4442000s2502010s3592020s191

Perri by state

Where Perri concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Perri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
184 7.6%
#2 California
127 5.2%
#3 Texas
81 3.3%
#4 New Jersey
32 1.3%
#5 Michigan
11 0.5%
#6 Washington
10 0.4%
#7 Illinois
6 0.2%
#8 Florida
5 0.2%
New York share of Perri's total US births 7.6%
Even split

184 of 2,422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Perri appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perri?
2,422 babies have been named Perri since 1942. It currently ranks #3642 among girls. The peak year was 1958 with 119 births.
When was Perri most popular?
Perri was most popular in the 1990s decade with 444 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Perri most popular?
The top states for the name Perri are New York (184 births), California (127 births), Texas (81 births).
How long has the name Perri been used?
Perri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 83 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Perri?
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.

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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, 1942–2024 (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.