Boy or Girl

Is Perri a boy or girl name?

Perri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 0 boys were named Perri, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.5% of the 2,536 US babies named Perri were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#3,675
Babies named Perri since 1942
2,536
Most popular year
1958
133 babies
Babies named Perri each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Perri from 1942 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Perri, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s039100%
1950s3537391.4%
1960s5344089.2%
1970s0129100%
1980s1019795.2%
1990s1144497.6%
2000s0250100%
2010s535998.6%
2020s0191100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–42#3,675
20230–45#3,508
20220–31#4,553
20210–42#3,657
20200–31#4,417
20190–38#3,898
20180–41#3,723
20170–35#4,202
20160–46#3,453
20150–44#3,580
20140–38#3,982
20130–34#4,314
20125#13,70735#4,272
20110–17#7,343
20100–31#4,706
20090–12#9,842
20080–21#6,511
20070–24#5,857
20060–20#6,542
20050–23#5,564
20040–26#5,041
20030–23#5,364
20020–24#5,048
20010–35#3,766
20000–42#3,257
19995#11,16231#3,867
19980–38#3,281
19970–35#3,351
19960–44#2,786
19950–59#2,274
19940–49#2,574
19930–55#2,343
19926#8,19650#2,541
19910–41#2,867
19900–42#2,782
19890–31#3,373
19880–32#3,139
19870–27#3,388
19860–31#3,028
19850–19#4,235
19845#7,04216#4,667
19830–12#5,717
19825#7,09715#4,881
19810–6#10,008
19800–8#7,922
19790–11#6,048
19780–13#5,127
19770–12#5,440
19760–11#5,481
19750–7#7,728
19740–21#3,284
19730–12#4,767
19720–14#4,239
19710–16#3,896
19700–12#4,691
19690–22#2,891
19680–25#2,524
19670–25#2,476
19665#4,37822#2,640
19656#3,82535#1,978
19640–43#1,797
19637#3,57051#1,591
19628#3,23546#1,685
196110#2,84981#1,230
196017#2,02090#1,153
195914#2,27191#1,124
195814#2,235119#950
19577#3,47850#1,527
19560–32#1,921
19550–25#2,209
19540–8#4,556
19530–15#2,902
19520–16#2,768
19510–11#3,440
19500–6#5,148
19490–5#5,848
19480–5#5,832
19470–6#5,152
19460–10#3,382
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–7#4,099
19420–6#4,517

Highest rank

As a boy name, Perri reached #2,020 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #950 in 1958. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Perri

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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.