Recorded 1970–1993 Unisex name Peak 1993 20 births

Perryn — boys' name

20 babies named Perryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111990s9
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Perryn was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Perryn in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Perryn between 1970 and 1993, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Perryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Perryn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perryn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Perryn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perryn 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 20 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.

Perryn at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

20

Since 1970

24 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1970

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1993

Perryn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1970

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
45678910 199319731970 5

Perryn popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2006 (Perryn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2006 6

Perryn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 55% of Perryn's all-time total
1970s111990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perryn?
20 babies have been named Perryn since 1970. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Perryn most popular?
Perryn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Perryn a unisex name?
Yes, Perryn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Perryn been used?
Perryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 24 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Perryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perry, Percy, Pernell, Perrin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–1993 (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.