Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Perry

#372 most common boys' name of all time · #816 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#372
Rank overall
#816 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
79,735
Since 2016
2,371
Peak year
1959 #132
Best rank
#101 1880
Girls Boys peak 2,786/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Perry is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 83 135 218 #1,370
2024 104 161 265 #1,238
2023 123 136 259 #1,370
2022 102 137 239 #1,367
2021 108 145 253 #1,300
2020 88 146 234 #1,259
2019 101 133 234 #1,347
2018 80 135 215 #1,335
2017 97 147 244 #1,245
2016 88 122 210 #1,421
2015 87 140 227 #1,279
2014 69 151 220 #1,213
2013 63 139 202 #1,255
2012 62 144 206 #1,227
2011 40 149 189 #1,183
2010 32 131 163 #1,310
2009 29 163 192 #1,132
2008 28 166 194 #1,105
2007 31 184 215 #1,025
2006 30 195 225 #954
2005 34 193 227 #914
2004 32 226 258 #798
2003 25 217 242 #800
2002 19 231 250 #749
2001 25 245 270 #719
2000 30 263 293 #677
1999 25 262 287 #659
1998 27 296 323 #617
1997 24 319 343 #580
1996 45 316 361 #575
1995 29 342 371 #549
1994 40 370 410 #530
1993 32 409 441 #504
1992 27 386 413 #517
1991 19 429 448 #475
1990 22 473 495 #455
1989 31 463 494 #437
1988 26 456 482 #424
1987 29 483 512 #393
1986 25 474 499 #387
1985 21 521 542 #354
1984 14 421 435 #402
1983 25 445 470 #380
1982 15 426 441 #394
1981 12 472 484 #371
1980 21 443 464 #387
1979 12 455 467 #377
1978 8 417 425 #378
1977 14 380 394 #401
1976 19 458 477 #356
1975 13 488 501 #350
1974 15 528 543 #331
1973 7 506 513 #336
1972 16 542 558 #329
1971 14 732 746 #285
1970 22 845 867 #263
1969 18 895 913 #243
1968 11 891 902 #239
1967 18 1,014 1,032 #220
1966 23 1,121 1,144 #207
1965 25 1,364 1,389 #186
1964 20 1,549 1,569 #178
1963 28 1,712 1,740 #171
1962 26 1,931 1,957 #164
1961 23 2,229 2,252 #154
1960 43 2,415 2,458 #146
1959 35 2,751 2,786 #132
1958 40 2,734 2,774 #132
1957 33 2,369 2,402 #145
1956 32 1,867 1,899 #163
1955 22 1,451 1,473 #183
1954 19 1,254 1,273 #199
1953 23 1,227 1,250 #199
1952 21 1,153 1,174 #196
1951 26 1,176 1,202 #192
1950 35 1,096 1,131 #193
1949 25 1,058 1,083 #195
1948 32 981 1,013 #200
1947 21 1,053 1,074 #194
1946 28 856 884 #201
1945 25 683 708 #208
1944 27 605 632 #228
1943 33 690 723 #212
1942 36 706 742 #212
1941 20 593 613 #221
1940 27 553 580 #224
1939 28 584 612 #211
1938 19 579 598 #213
1937 17 544 561 #219
1936 20 504 524 #226
1935 23 517 540 #227
1934 14 545 559 #220
1933 19 486 505 #236
1932 17 528 545 #227
1931 14 543 557 #225
1930 17 581 598 #221
1929 17 576 593 #222
1928 29 633 662 #212
1927 20 584 604 #227
1926 25 565 590 #235
1925 28 568 596 #231
1924 28 602 630 #224
1923 21 588 609 #221
1922 16 615 631 #214
1921 21 565 586 #235
1920 25 542 567 #233
1919 18 528 546 #229
1918 25 553 578 #226
1917 14 527 541 #215
1916 16 439 455 #240
1915 14 478 492 #217
1914 15 338 353 #230
1913 15 280 295 #223
1912 18 216 234 #241
1911 152 152 #199
1910 10 125 135 #205
1909 8 109 117 #198
1908 9 133 142 #171
1907 7 86 93 #220
1906 5 97 102 #186
1905 6 104 110 #180
1904 7 93 100 #191
1903 88 88 #185
1902 108 108 #163
1901 6 87 93 #170
1900 142 142 #148
1899 8 104 112 #148
1898 83 83 #186
1897 6 103 109 #152
1896 111 111 #148
1895 97 97 #160
1894 78 78 #190
1893 6 91 97 #160
1892 110 110 #146
1891 104 104 #133
1890 108 108 #133
1889 105 105 #137
1888 124 124 #126
1887 112 112 #118
1886 141 141 #110
1885 115 115 #120
1884 135 135 #111
1883 6 133 139 #102
1882 133 133 #111
1881 123 123 #102
1880 134 134 #101