Perry Name Popularity

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How popular is Perry?

In 2018 the uncommon name Perry, ranked the 1,346th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Perry is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #101 in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 2,750 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Perry in any given year was 78 in 1894.

Perry, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1904-1908, 1909-1915, 1939-1942, 1943-1947, and 1952-1958, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1891-1894, 1959-1968, 1969-1972, and 1974-1977.

Perry's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Perry has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Perry?

Perry's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Perry is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Perry has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Perry (Girl)		Perry (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		79	2,299	133	1,346
2017		96	2,042	147	1,242
2016		87	2,212	122	1,427
2015		87	2,183	140	1,279
2014		69	2,572	150	1,221
2013		63	2,750	138	1,265
2012		62	2,825	144	1,233
2011		40	3,817	148	1,194
2010		32	4,574	130	1,320
2009		29	5,055	162	1,134
2008		28	5,242	165	1,112
2007		31	4,776	181	1,045
2006		30	4,770	192	971
2005		34	4,177	191	923
2004		32	4,356	223	808
2003		25	5,054	211	829
2002		19	6,064	229	754
2001		25	4,797	238	731
2000		30	4,148	260	683
1999		25	4,543	261	663
1998		27	4,212	295	623
1997		24	4,478	319	580
1996		45	2,748	316	576
1995		29	3,750	342	548
1994		40	2,975	370	531
1993		32	3,488	409	505
1992		27	3,933	387	515
1991		19	5,129	428	476
1990		22	4,477	473	455
1989		31	3,375	462	438
1988		26	3,659	456	424
1987		29	3,236	482	392
1986		25	3,520	474	387
1985		21	3,945	521	354
1984		14	5,137	422	402
1983		25	3,308	444	380
1982		15	4,880	425	394
1981		12	5,803	471	373
1980		21	3,803	445	386
1979		12	5,648	455	377
1978		8	7,441	416	379
1977		14	4,847	380	401
1976		19	3,625	460	356
1975		13	4,774	489	350
1974		15	4,176	528	332
1973		7	7,210	506	336
1972		16	3,841	541	330
1971		14	4,254	734	285
1970		22	3,082	844	263
1969		18	3,288	895	243
1968		11	4,421	891	239
1967		18	3,039	1,015	220
1966		23	2,553	1,122	207
1965		25	2,452	1,365	186
1964		20	2,888	1,548	178
1963		28	2,288	1,713	171
1962		26	2,399	1,927	164
1961		23	2,591	2,228	154
1960		43	1,743	2,416	146
1959		35	1,903	2,750	132
1958		40	1,717	2,735	132
1957		33	1,916	2,366	145
1956		32	1,923	1,867	163
1955		22	2,389	1,451	183
1954		19	2,576	1,254	199
1953		23	2,222	1,227	198
1952		21	2,314	1,152	196
1951		26	1,956	1,176	192
1950		35	1,595	1,096	193
1949		25	1,955	1,059	195
1948		32	1,661	981	200
1947		21	2,182	1,053	194
1946		28	1,710	856	201
1945		25	1,693	683	208
1944		27	1,596	605	228
1943		33	1,459	689	212
1942		36	1,363	706	212
1941		20	1,867	593	221
1940		27	1,507	553	225
1939		28	1,415	584	211
1938		19	1,859	580	212
1937		17	1,980	544	219
1936		20	1,730	503	226
1935		23	1,598	516	227
1934		14	2,268	544	221
1933		19	1,826	487	236
1932		17	2,013	528	227
1931		14	2,286	543	225
1930		17	2,090	581	221
1929		17	2,083	576	223
1928		29	1,495	633	213
1927		20	2,010	584	227
1926		25	1,707	564	235
1925		28	1,599	569	231
1924		28	1,637	602	224
1923		21	1,934	588	222
1922		16	2,365	615	215
1921		21	1,971	565	235
1920		25	1,692	542	233
1919		18	2,045	528	229
1918		25	1,633	553	226
1917		14	2,402	527	215
1916		16	2,108	439	240
1915		14	2,230	478	218
1914		15	1,803	338	230
1913		15	1,585	280	223
1912		18	1,285	216	241
1911		< 5	--	152	201
1910		10	1,602	125	207
1909		8	1,727	109	200
1908		9	1,519	133	172
1907		7	1,783	86	221
1906		5	2,165	97	187
1905		6	1,879	104	180
1904		7	1,625	93	192
1903		< 5	--	88	186
1902		< 5	--	108	165
1901		6	1,628	87	170
1900		< 5	--	142	148
1899		8	1,263	104	148
1898		< 5	--	83	188
1897		6	1,516	103	153
1896		< 5	--	111	148
1895		< 5	--	97	160
1894		< 5	--	78	191
1893		6	1,400	91	160
1892		< 5	--	110	146
1891		< 5	--	104	134
1890		< 5	--	108	134
1889		< 5	--	105	138
1888		< 5	--	124	126
1887		< 5	--	112	118
1886		< 5	--	141	110
1885		< 5	--	115	120
1884		< 5	--	135	111
1883		6	904	133	102
1882		< 5	--	133	112
1881		< 5	--	123	102
1880		< 5	--	134	101

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.