Peregrine Boy & girl

How popular is Peregrine?

#3,313 boy name in 2025

35 baby boys were named Peregrine in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).

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459living people named Peregrine (est.)
6median age of people named Peregrine
461babies named Peregrine since 1880
1 in 72,073US babies born in 2025

Peregrine popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,313 for boys (▼ 43 from 2024)
Babies in 202535 boys, 11 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+133% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,742 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020
Peak year2024 (36 boys)
Highest rank#3,270 in 2024
First recorded1998
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)67% boys, 33% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Peregrine counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Peregrine family of names ranked #2,181 for boys in 2025 (#1,999 the year before), with 48 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Peregrine 35 73%
Peregrin 13 27%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Peregrine by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s5#9,624
2000s33#8,305
2010s108#5,551
2020s176#3,270

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Questions

Is Peregrine a boy or girl name?
Peregrine is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 67% of babies named Peregrine were boys and 33% were girls.
How popular is the name Peregrine?
35 baby boys were named Peregrine in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
When was Peregrine most popular?
Peregrine peaked in 2024, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,270 in 2024.
How many people are named Peregrine?
461 babies have been named Peregrine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 459 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.