Boy name Old English origin

Perry

PAIR-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pear tree or rock dweller
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1242
2024 births160
Peak year1959
First appeared1880
Total US births75,908
1959 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
PerriPerrie
In other languages
Pierre

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