Is Perri a boy or girl name?

Perri is a girl’s name. Of the 2,562 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.5% were girls and 4.5% were boys.

Perri

Recorded 1942–2025 · United States

Perri was most popular in 1958, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,510 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,562 people named Perri.

Perri over time

Births per year. The dot marks Perri’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Perri a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Perri is a girl’s name — 95.5% of the 2,562 Americans given it were girls and 4.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Perri

Where Perri is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org