Is Peri a boy or girl name?
Peri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Peri, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 2,452 US babies named Peri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,386
- Babies named Peri since 1936
- 2,452
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 97 babies
Boys and girls named Peri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 254 | 98.1% |
| 1960s | 5 | 438 | 98.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 141 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 462 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 499 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,386 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,431 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,444 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,717 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,825 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,056 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,420 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,680 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,244 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,985 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,360 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,887 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,943 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,255 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,090 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 39 | #4,036 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,298 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,248 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,162 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,831 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,441 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,533 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,206 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,302 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,140 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,218 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,121 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,644 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,375 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,749 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,646 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,862 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,089 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,998 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,796 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,531 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,380 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,234 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,449 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,103 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,479 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,772 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,633 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,649 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,289 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,362 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,913 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,851 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,940 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,125 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,802 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,255 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,309 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,986 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,196 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,415 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,692 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,391 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,833 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,573 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,338 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,457 | 92 | #1,135 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,422 | 78 | #1,212 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,570 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,401 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,696 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,529 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,500 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,671 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,895 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,932 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,147 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,110 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,118 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,257 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,934 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,440 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,720 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Peri reached #4,422 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #1,135 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Peri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.