Boys' name · since 1996
Perrion
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Perrion, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
198 babies have been named Perrion since 1996, making it today's #10105 boys' name.
Perrion has 198 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10105 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #13,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perrion ranks #13,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Perrion's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Perrion compares
198 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Perrion's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Perrion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Perrion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Perrion's full recorded timeline at 2008, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Perrion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Perrion by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Perrion's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Perrion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (70% of all-time use).
Perrion by state
Where Perrion concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.5% |
7 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Perrion's data
- Perrion's decade-level peak was the 2000s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Perrions (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Perrion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Perrion 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 August 2026.