Boy or Girl

Is Perrin a boy or girl name?

Perrin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Perrin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.5% of the 2,020 US babies named Perrin were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,747
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Perrin since 1899
2,020
Most popular year
2015
62 babies
Babies named Perrin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Perrin from 1899 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Perrin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s500%
1900s00–
1910s3100%
1920s2000%
1930s1100%
1940s3700%
1950s6500%
1960s1011311.4%
1970s1063122.6%
1980s1146134.9%
1990s1848832.4%
2000s30511226.9%
2010s39613024.7%
2020s1713918.6%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202430#3,7470–
202336#3,3267#13,122
202238#3,19912#8,922
202133#3,4738#11,924
202034#3,32412#8,812
201944#2,83616#7,258
201847#2,65913#8,492
201740#2,99216#7,352
201643#2,82117#7,151
201544#2,75418#6,919
201433#3,35515#7,973
201339#2,93811#10,086
201222#4,49310#11,052
201144#2,7286#16,297
201040#2,9518#13,172
200927#3,89314#8,776
200829#3,7105#19,743
200747#2,63410#11,431
200632#3,36311#10,438
200530#3,3689#11,593
200434#2,99817#7,020
200329#3,25212#8,932
200229#3,16714#7,731
200125#3,48411#9,209
200023#3,6129#10,529
199935#2,54113#7,604
199824#3,2679#9,896
199716#4,1888#10,538
199617#3,9746#13,030
199514#4,44811#7,930
199415#4,2389#9,391
199320#3,3339#9,316
199222#3,0857#11,366
199113#4,41211#7,816
19908#6,2625#14,584
198915#3,7618#9,408
198810#4,69513#6,158
198713#3,6748#8,530
198614#3,3969#7,561
198512#3,7520–
198412#3,62210#6,633
198310#4,0706#9,870
198212#3,6347#8,926
19815#7,0070–
198011#3,7850–
197915#2,9857#8,703
197813#3,1816#9,387
19777#4,9790–
19766#5,4330–
19755#6,0740–
19747#4,5086#8,417
197312#2,9777#7,210
19726#4,8265#9,213
197118#2,2540–
197017#2,2690–
196911#2,8188#5,837
19686#4,0170–
19678#3,1750–
196612#2,4270–
196513#2,3460–
196410#2,7950–
196311#2,6420–
19629#2,9975#7,312
196111#2,6620–
196010#2,8170–
19597#3,5110–
19580–0–
19577#3,4790–
19568#3,1390–
195512#2,4050–
19546#3,7290–
19538#3,0840–
19520–0–
195111#2,4670–
19506#3,5940–
19490–0–
19480–0–
19470–0–
19466#3,4380–
19450–0–
19448#2,8040–
19436#3,4680–
19425#3,9350–
19416#3,4080–
19406#3,3780–
19390–0–
19380–0–
19370–0–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19340–0–
19336#3,5480–
19320–0–
19315#4,1960–
19300–0–
19290–0–
19286#4,0400–
19270–0–
19260–0–
19259#3,0880–
19240–0–
19230–0–
19225#4,8090–
19210–0–
19200–0–
19196#4,0560–
19188#3,3020–
19177#3,4740–
19165#4,3490–
19150–0–
19140–0–
19130–0–
19125#2,8210–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18995#1,1660–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Perrin reached #1,166 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #5,837 in 1969. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Perrin

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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.