Unisex name · since 1926

Perrie

Perrie has 377 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5999
among girls today
377
born since 1926
2020s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

377 babies have been named Perrie since 1926, making it today's #5999 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Perrie recorded 377 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #5999 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.

  • #5999 among girls today
  • 377 born since 1926
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 66% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Perrie is currently the #5999 unisex name in America, more common than 66% of girls - 377 born since 1926, peaking in the 2020s.

#5999
among girls today
377
born since 1926
2020s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

Perrie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%66.1%
Perrie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5999
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Perrie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Perrie in 2024 - its busiest year on record.

How Perrie compares

377 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Perrie's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Perrie Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 377 382 567,345
Peak-year births 20 48 19,840

Perrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Perrie's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Perrie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

377

Since 1926

100 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,999

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1926

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2025

Perrie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
0510152025 19261948195619641990201320192025 16

Perrie popularity over time - boys

44 total births recorded since 1918 (Perrie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 44 births
4.555.566.577.5 19181925193219571958195919621982 7

Perrie by decade

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

2020s was Perrie's strongest decade.

90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Perrie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 90 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perrie?
377 babies have been named Perrie since 1926. It currently ranks #5999 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Perrie most popular?
Perrie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Perrie a unisex name?
Yes, Perrie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 377 births, and as a boy's name it has 44 births.
How long has the name Perrie been used?
Records for Perrie go back to 1926, giving 100 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Perrie?
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 June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Perrie: #5999 Unisex Name - 377 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/perrie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Perrie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.