Perrie
Perrie is both a surname and given name, and may refer to:Ian Perrie, Australian rules footballer Lynne Perrie (1931–2006), English actress Maureen Perrie, lecturer in Russian history Perrie Edwards, English singer Perrie Mans, retired professional snooker player
Meaning & Origin of Perrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Perrie is both a surname and given name, and may refer to:Ian Perrie, Australian rules footballer Lynne Perrie (1931–2006), English actress Maureen Perrie, lecturer in Russian history Perrie Edwards, English singer Perrie Mans, retired professional snooker player
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The Story of Perrie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Perrie as a girl name dates back to 1926, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Perrie — #6,144 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Perrie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Perrie ranks #6,948 for girls with 16 births, holding steady (+0%). All told, over 392 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Perrie on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 7 Perries were born — ranking #5,003 that year. About 36% of every Perrie on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Perrie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 44 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Perrie
Perrie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 392 births in the dataset. Perrie's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,211. Use the chart and map above to compare Perrie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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