Boy name#372 of boy names
Perry
Pronounced P EH1 R IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1959
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Perry?
Perry is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 80,024 children — the 372nd most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1959, when 2,766 children were given it.
Parry is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Perry and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Parry
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P EH1 R IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Perry
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Perry
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Perry?
- Perry ranks 372nd among boys' names in US records, with 80,024 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,400.
- Is Perry a unisex name?
- No. Perry is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Perry most popular?
- 1959, when 2,766 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Perry spelled?
- Parry. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.