How Many People Are Named Perri?
An estimated 2,270 people in the United States have the first name Perri. It is predominantly female (95.5%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Perri peaked in popularity in 1958 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perri 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 Perri paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Perri is overwhelmingly female, 114 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,270
About 1 in 150,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.5% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1958
133 births
Total Registered
2,536
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perri
Perri is predominantly female (95.5%), though 114 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Perri as a male name
Ranked #13,707 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1960 (17 births)
Perri as a female name
Ranked #3,675 in 2024
42 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (119 births)
Perri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perri span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 493 babies were registered. While Perri is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Perri by Decade
How has Perri 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.
Perri by State
Birth registrations for Perri span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Indiana, Florida. On average, about 47 Perris were registered per state.
Perri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perri
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perri?
We estimate approximately 2,270 people named Perri 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 150,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Perri a common name?
Perri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,536 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perri most popular?
Perri reached peak popularity in 1958, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perri is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perri a female name?
Perri is predominantly female. 95.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perri Smith, Perri Johnson, Perri 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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