Perkins is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Perkins is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Perkins first appears in 1917 and peaked in 1921 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,697 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,356 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,292 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,895 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,927 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,899 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,408 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,594 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,736 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,435 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #2,932 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,812 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,143 |