Peri
Meaning
indigenous warrior hero of the novel O Guarani
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Peri has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
463 people · the #14,113 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 59
Among people named Peri living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Peri
Most people given the name Peri in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Peri you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Peri deep dive
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