Perris
Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located 71 miles (114 km) east-southeast of Los Angeles and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area and within the Greater Los Angeles area.
Meaning & Origin of Perris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located 71 miles (114 km) east-southeast of Los Angeles and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area and within the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Origin & history
The Story of Perris
As a girl name
Perris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 13 Perriss were born — ranking #7,998 that year. As of 2026, Perris ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 128 Perriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Perris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1983, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 15 Perriss were born — ranking #3,813 that year. As of 2026, Perris ranks #11,471 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 174 Perriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Perris
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- Bobbi Althoff – podcaster and social media personality
- Ricardo Breceda – visual artist
- Louis B. Mayer – Hollywood film mogul, owned a horse ranch in Perris
- Alfred E. Green – film director, born in Perris
- Danny Harris – former Olympic hurdler, silver medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Grew up in Perris and alumnus of Perris High School.
- Elmer Rieger – baseball player
- Abraham Placito – soccer player
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About the name Perris
Perris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Perris's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #3,813. Use the chart and map above to compare Perris'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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