Given name & surname · also Persian
Peri
Peri is a surname. It is used in English and Finnish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Persian and English naming traditions.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Peri as a surname developed from Berg.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Peri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,475
- 10 boys · 2,465 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,667 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,667 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 92 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,273 as a first name in 2020; 1,225 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Peri’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Peri as a surname developed from the Swedish form Berg. In Māori usage, Peri has a conventional equivalent in the English form Barry. Peri has a related form in Perry.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Peri has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Peri
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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