Perry is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Perry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,373 among boys (135) and #2,233 among girls (83) — overall #2,095 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 218 | 218 | #2,233 | #1,373 |
| 2024 | 265 | 265 | #1,921 | #1,240 |
| 2023 | 259 | 259 | #1,686 | #1,377 |
| 2022 | 239 | 239 | #1,952 | #1,373 |
| 2021 | 253 | 253 | #1,858 | #1,302 |
| 2020 | 234 | 234 | #2,093 | #1,261 |
| 2019 | 234 | 234 | #1,947 | #1,352 |
| 2018 | 215 | 215 | #2,293 | #1,338 |
| 2017 | 244 | 244 | #2,032 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 210 | 210 | #2,202 | #1,430 |
| 2015 | 227 | 227 | #2,189 | #1,280 |
| 2014 | 220 | 220 | #2,576 | #1,216 |
| 2013 | 202 | 202 | #2,758 | #1,259 |
| 2012 | 206 | 206 | #2,827 | #1,233 |
| 2011 | 189 | 189 | #3,822 | #1,192 |
| 2010 | 163 | 163 | #4,577 | #1,315 |
| 2009 | 192 | 192 | #5,057 | #1,133 |
| 2008 | 194 | 194 | #5,244 | #1,109 |
| 2007 | 215 | 215 | #4,778 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 225 | 225 | #4,770 | #957 |
| 2005 | 227 | 227 | #4,178 | #915 |
| 2004 | 258 | 258 | #4,357 | #800 |
| 2003 | 242 | 242 | #5,058 | #801 |
| 2002 | 250 | 250 | #6,066 | #750 |
| 2001 | 270 | 270 | #4,798 | #719 |
| 2000 | 293 | 293 | #4,151 | #679 |
| 1999 | 287 | 287 | #4,543 | #662 |
| 1998 | 323 | 323 | #4,213 | #620 |
| 1997 | 343 | — | #4,479 | #580 |
| 1996 | 361 | — | #2,747 | #576 |
| 1995 | 371 | — | #3,751 | #549 |
| 1994 | 410 | — | #2,977 | #531 |
| 1993 | 441 | — | #3,488 | #506 |
| 1992 | 413 | — | #3,935 | #516 |
| 1991 | 448 | — | #5,130 | #475 |
| 1990 | 495 | — | #4,477 | #455 |
| 1989 | 494 | — | #3,375 | #437 |
| 1988 | 482 | — | #3,660 | #424 |
| 1987 | 512 | — | #3,236 | #392 |
| 1986 | 499 | — | #3,520 | #387 |
| 1985 | 542 | — | #3,947 | #354 |
| 1984 | 435 | — | #5,139 | #402 |
| 1983 | 470 | — | #3,311 | #380 |
| 1982 | 441 | — | #4,882 | #394 |
| 1981 | 484 | — | #5,804 | #372 |
| 1980 | 464 | — | #3,805 | #387 |
| 1979 | 467 | — | #5,652 | #377 |
| 1978 | 425 | — | #7,441 | #378 |
| 1977 | 394 | — | #4,850 | #401 |
| 1976 | 477 | — | #3,627 | #356 |
| 1975 | 501 | — | #4,776 | #350 |
| 1974 | 543 | — | #4,176 | #332 |
| 1973 | 513 | — | #7,211 | #336 |
| 1972 | 558 | — | #3,841 | #330 |
| 1971 | 746 | — | #4,257 | #285 |
| 1970 | 867 | — | #3,085 | #263 |
| 1969 | 913 | — | #3,289 | #243 |
| 1968 | 902 | — | #4,422 | #239 |
| 1967 | 1,032 | — | #3,038 | #220 |
| 1966 | 1,144 | — | #2,553 | #207 |
| 1965 | 1,389 | — | #2,451 | #186 |
| 1964 | 1,569 | — | #2,887 | #178 |
| 1963 | 1,740 | — | #2,289 | #171 |
| 1962 | 1,957 | — | #2,400 | #164 |
| 1961 | 2,252 | — | #2,591 | #154 |
| 1960 | 2,458 | — | #1,742 | #146 |
| 1959 | 2,786 | — | #1,908 | #132 |
| 1958 | 2,774 | — | #1,722 | #132 |
| 1957 | 2,402 | — | #1,917 | #145 |
| 1956 | 1,899 | — | #1,923 | #163 |
| 1955 | 1,473 | — | #2,389 | #183 |
| 1954 | 1,273 | — | #2,574 | #199 |
| 1953 | 1,250 | — | #2,221 | #199 |
| 1952 | 1,174 | — | #2,314 | #196 |
| 1951 | 1,202 | — | #1,956 | #192 |
| 1950 | 1,131 | — | #1,593 | #193 |
| 1949 | 1,083 | — | #1,954 | #195 |
| 1948 | 1,013 | — | #1,661 | #200 |
| 1947 | 1,074 | — | #2,182 | #194 |
| 1946 | 884 | — | #1,710 | #201 |
| 1945 | 708 | — | #1,693 | #208 |
| 1944 | 632 | — | #1,597 | #228 |
| 1943 | 723 | — | #1,460 | #212 |
| 1942 | 742 | — | #1,362 | #212 |
| 1941 | 613 | — | #1,867 | #221 |
| 1940 | 580 | — | #1,507 | #225 |
| 1939 | 612 | — | #1,415 | #211 |
| 1938 | 598 | — | #1,859 | #213 |
| 1937 | 561 | — | #1,981 | #219 |
| 1936 | 524 | — | #1,731 | #225 |
| 1935 | 540 | — | #1,597 | #227 |
| 1934 | 559 | — | #2,267 | #221 |
| 1933 | 505 | — | #1,827 | #236 |
| 1932 | 545 | — | #2,016 | #227 |
| 1931 | 557 | — | #2,286 | #225 |
| 1930 | 598 | — | #2,091 | #221 |
| 1929 | 593 | — | #2,082 | #223 |
| 1928 | 662 | — | #1,494 | #213 |
| 1927 | 604 | — | #2,009 | #227 |
| 1926 | 590 | — | #1,706 | #235 |
| 1925 | 596 | — | #1,599 | #231 |
| 1924 | 630 | — | #1,637 | #224 |
| 1923 | 609 | — | #1,934 | #222 |
| 1922 | 631 | — | #2,365 | #215 |
| 1921 | 586 | — | #1,971 | #235 |
| 1920 | 567 | — | #1,693 | #233 |
| 1919 | 546 | — | #2,045 | #229 |
| 1918 | 578 | — | #1,633 | #226 |
| 1917 | 541 | — | #2,402 | #215 |
| 1916 | 455 | — | #2,108 | #240 |
| 1915 | 492 | — | #2,230 | #218 |
| 1914 | 353 | — | #1,803 | #230 |
| 1913 | 295 | — | #1,585 | #223 |
| 1912 | 234 | — | #1,285 | #241 |
| 1911 | 152 | — | — | #200 |
| 1910 | 135 | — | #1,602 | #207 |
| 1909 | 117 | — | #1,727 | #200 |
| 1908 | 142 | — | #1,519 | #172 |
| 1907 | 93 | — | #1,783 | #221 |
| 1906 | 102 | — | #2,165 | #187 |
| 1905 | 110 | — | #1,879 | #180 |
| 1904 | 100 | — | #1,625 | #192 |
| 1903 | 88 | — | — | #186 |
| 1902 | 108 | — | — | #165 |
| 1901 | 93 | — | #1,628 | #170 |
| 1900 | 142 | — | — | #148 |
| 1899 | 112 | — | #1,263 | #148 |
| 1898 | 83 | — | — | #188 |
| 1897 | 109 | — | #1,516 | #153 |
| 1896 | 111 | — | — | #148 |
| 1895 | 97 | — | — | #160 |
| 1894 | 78 | — | — | #191 |
| 1893 | 97 | — | #1,400 | #160 |
| 1892 | 110 | — | — | #146 |
| 1891 | 104 | — | — | #134 |
| 1890 | 108 | — | — | #134 |
| 1889 | 105 | — | — | #138 |
| 1888 | 124 | — | — | #126 |
| 1887 | 112 | — | — | #118 |
| 1886 | 141 | — | — | #110 |
| 1885 | 115 | — | — | #120 |
| 1884 | 135 | — | — | #111 |
| 1883 | 139 | — | #904 | #102 |
| 1882 | 133 | — | — | #112 |
| 1881 | 123 | — | — | #102 |
| 1880 | 134 | — | — | #101 |