How Many People Are Named Peri?
An estimated 2,232 people in the United States have the first name Peri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Peri peaked in popularity in 1960 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,232
About 1 in 153,564 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1960
97 births
Total Registered
2,452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peri
Peri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,452 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Peri as a male name
Ranked #4,457 in 1960
5 male births in 1960
Peak: 1959 (5 births)
Peri as a female name
Ranked #5,386 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (92 births)
Peri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peri span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 499 babies were registered. While Peri is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Peri by Decade
How has Peri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peri by State
Birth registrations for Peri span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Maryland. On average, about 62 Peris were registered per state.
Peri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peri
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peri?
We estimate approximately 2,232 people named Peri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,564 Americans share this first name.
Is Peri a common name?
Peri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peri most popular?
Peri reached peak popularity in 1960, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peri is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peri a female name?
Peri is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peri Smith, Peri Johnson, Peri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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