Perry

“Pear tree (surname); also a short form of Peregrine” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1373 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Perry holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1373 in 2025). About 76,000 boys have carried it along the way. It is also an American family name — about 222,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census. About 58% of babies named Perry in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Perrys

Perry Como — American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001)
Perry King — American actor
Perry Christie — Bahamian politician
Perry Anderson — British historian (born 1938)
Perry Bamonte — British musician (1960–2025)

In stories & tradition

Perry Mason — Perry Mason bibliography
Perry the Platypus — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension · Milo Murphy's Law
Perry White — Smallville · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

What Perrys become

Among 446 notable people named Perry:

Sports figures appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Perry McCarthy, English racing driver.

Similar names: Fredrick · Percy · Kerry · Lonnie · Harley · Wiley

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