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Perry

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

Girl's name · #2214 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Perry has appeared in US records since 1883 — best rank #817 (1883) · 3,691 babies named Perry all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Perrys

• Perry Miller Adato — Documentary film producer (1920–2018)
• Perry Wilson — American actress (1916-2009)
• Perry Mattfeld — American actress
• Perry Buck — American politician
• Perry Aritua — Ugandan lawyer and women's rights advocate

In stories & tradition

• Perry the Platypus — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension · Phineas and Ferb
• Perry — mascot

What Perrys become

Among 446 notable people named Perry:

Entertainers appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Perry Miller Adato, Documentary film producer (1920–2018).

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