Perrin
Perrin was the 4667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,912 places. More babies were named Perrin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,667 boys, down 1,342 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200747 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,047babies recorded
Perrin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,678 | #4,667 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | #8,820 | #3,325 | 12 | 34 |
| 2010 | #13,173 | #2,951 | 8 | 40 |
| 2000 | #10,530 | #3,612 | 9 | 23 |
| 1990 | #14,584 | #6,262 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #3,785 | — | 11 |
| 1970 | — | #2,269 | — | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #2,817 | — | 10 |
| 1950 | — | #3,594 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #3,378 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Perrin, counting every spelling?
Perrin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Perrin?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Perrin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Perrin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Perrin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Perrin?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Perrin are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Perrin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Perrin by state
How common Perrin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Perrin
How popular is the name Perrin?
Perrin was the 4667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,912 places. More babies were named Perrin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Perrin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Perrin in the US.
Where is Perrin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Perrin was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.