First Name PERRY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PERRY is ranked as the 631st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 73,188.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 22.95 people named PERRY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 76% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PERRY is 53,294.
  • The SSA data also shows that PERRY is used as a boy's name 96% of the time.

First Names PERRY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 73,188 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 631
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 22.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 53,294
  • National Rank 774
  • Percentile Rank 99.16%
  • Proportion/100k 16.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PERRY is 78.0% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 14.6% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PERRY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PERRY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Originating in England surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PERRY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.0% 63.9% 14.1%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 14.6% 12.3% 2.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PERRY is California where 7,514 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PERRY, as 50.02 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alaska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,108 16.37 98.6% Indiana 1,390 21.07 97.9% Iowa 824 26.52 97.8% Kansas 556 19.13 95.6% Michigan 2,367 23.89 99.2% Minnesota 1,529 28.01 98.7% Missouri 990 33.08 97.4% Nebraska 283 15.02 93.5% North Dakota 370 50.02 92.7% Ohio 1,948 16.8 98.4% South Dakota 239 27.98 90.5% Wisconsin 1,612 28 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,108 16.37 98.6%
Indiana 1,390 21.07 97.9%
Iowa 824 26.52 97.8%
Kansas 556 19.13 95.6%
Michigan 2,367 23.89 99.2%
Minnesota 1,529 28.01 98.7%
Missouri 990 33.08 97.4%
Nebraska 283 15.02 93.5%
North Dakota 370 50.02 92.7%
Ohio 1,948 16.8 98.4%
South Dakota 239 27.98 90.5%
Wisconsin 1,612 28 98.7%
West State Statistics First-Names PERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 74.5% Arizona 1,142 16.97 97.2% California 7,514 19.36 99.4% Colorado 918 17.15 97.2% Hawaii 217 15.27 95.2% Idaho 328 20.06 93.9% Montana 227 22.22 91.2% Nevada 486 17.12 95.8% New Mexico 394 18.89 93.7% Oregon 672 16.93 96.6% Utah 414 14.07 94.7% Washington 1,770 25.07 98.8% Wyoming 121 20.75 87.1%

West States
State stats for the first name PERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 74.5%
Arizona 1,142 16.97 97.2%
California 7,514 19.36 99.4%
Colorado 918 17.15 97.2%
Hawaii 217 15.27 95.2%
Idaho 328 20.06 93.9%
Montana 227 22.22 91.2%
Nevada 486 17.12 95.8%
New Mexico 394 18.89 93.7%
Oregon 672 16.93 96.6%
Utah 414 14.07 94.7%
Washington 1,770 25.07 98.8%
Wyoming 121 20.75 87.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5% Maine 214 16.08 91.2% Massachusetts 657 9.74 96.7% New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.2% New Jersey 1,178 13.18 98.0% New York 3,365 17.04 99.2% Pennsylvania 1,724 13.48 98.5% Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.6% Vermont 200 31.91 94.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5%
Maine 214 16.08 91.2%
Massachusetts 657 9.74 96.7%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.2%
New Jersey 1,178 13.18 98.0%
New York 3,365 17.04 99.2%
Pennsylvania 1,724 13.48 98.5%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.6%
Vermont 200 31.91 94.1%
South State Statistics First-Names PERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,425 29.38 98.1% Arkansas 1,006 33.91 97.4% Delaware 164 17.49 96.0% Dist. of Columbia 146 22.11 94.9% Florida 4,408 22.16 99.4% Georgia 2,799 27.72 98.9% Kentucky 1,348 30.55 97.5% Louisiana 1,440 30.98 98.0% Maryland 1,138 19.04 98.5% Mississippi 990 33.08 97.4% North Carolina 4,223 42.46 99.3% Oklahoma 1,019 26.27 97.2% South Carolina 1,505 31.14 98.1% Tennessee 1,873 28.6 98.5% Texas 7,364 27.32 99.4% Virginia 1,597 19.18 98.4% West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%

South States
State stats for the first name PERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,425 29.38 98.1%
Arkansas 1,006 33.91 97.4%
Delaware 164 17.49 96.0%
Dist. of Columbia 146 22.11 94.9%
Florida 4,408 22.16 99.4%
Georgia 2,799 27.72 98.9%
Kentucky 1,348 30.55 97.5%
Louisiana 1,440 30.98 98.0%
Maryland 1,138 19.04 98.5%
Mississippi 990 33.08 97.4%
North Carolina 4,223 42.46 99.3%
Oklahoma 1,019 26.27 97.2%
South Carolina 1,505 31.14 98.1%
Tennessee 1,873 28.6 98.5%
Texas 7,364 27.32 99.4%
Virginia 1,597 19.18 98.4%
West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%
 

Full Names with PERRY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PERRY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PERRY.

The most popular full name is PERRY Smith. 1.17% of all the people named PERRY have this family name.

There are 7611 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PERRY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PERRY Smith 1.17%
2 PERRY Johnson 0.91%
3 PERRY Williams 0.67%
4 PERRY Jones 0.58%
5 PERRY Brown 0.56%
6 PERRY Miller 0.56%
7 PERRY Davis 0.52%
8 PERRY Wilson 0.43%
9 PERRY Moore 0.42%
10 PERRY Thomas 0.42%
11 PERRY Anderson 0.39%
12 PERRY Lee 0.37%
13 PERRY White 0.37%
14 PERRY Thompson 0.32%
15 PERRY Jackson 0.31%
16 PERRY Walker 0.30%
17 PERRY Martin 0.28%
18 PERRY King 0.27%
19 PERRY Taylor 0.25%
20 PERRY Hall 0.25%