Perrin · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1899

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 91 recorded years as a table

Perrin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1899	47
1912	12
1916	6
1917	8
1918	8
1919	6
1922	5
1925	8
1928	5
1931	5
1933	6
1940	5
1941	5
1942	4
1943	4
1944	6
1946	4
1950	3
1951	6
1953	4
1954	3
1955	6
1956	4
1957	3
1959	3
1960	5
1961	5
1962	4
1963	5
1964	5
1965	7
1966	7
1967	5
1968	3
1969	6
1970	9
1971	10
1972	4
1973	8
1974	4
1975	3
1976	4
1977	4
1978	8
1979	9
1980	6
1981	3
1982	7
1983	6
1984	7
1985	6
1986	8
1987	7
1988	5
1989	7
1990	4
1991	6
1992	11
1993	10
1994	8
1995	7
1996	9
1997	8
1998	13
1999	18
2000	12
2001	13
2002	15
2003	15
2004	17
2005	15
2006	16
2007	23
2008	14
2009	14
2010	21
2011	23
2012	12
2013	21
2014	17
2015	23
2016	23
2017	22
2018	26
2019	25
2020	20
2021	19
2022	22
2023	21
2024	17
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Perrin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 22
Rank in 2025: #4,539
How rare: 1 in 77,639 boys
Since 1899: 1,568

Most popular in 1899, at 47 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.