Unisex name · since 1983
Perris
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Perris, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
174 boys have been named Perris since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Perris has 174 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2005.
- #13,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 174 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perris ranks #13,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Perris's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Perris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Perris splits its recorded history at 1994: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Perris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2005
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Perris popularity over time - girls
128 total births recorded since 1987 (Perris as girls' name)
Perris by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (103 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Perris's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Perris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 103 births (59% of all-time use).
Perris by state
Where Perris concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 11.5% |
20 of 174 births nationwide.
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- Perris's decade-level peak was the 1990s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Perriss (20 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Perris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1983–2005 (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 Perris 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.