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Perrie

Girl name · 108 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Perrie: 108 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 16 births in 2017.

Perrie is most often a modern given name derived from the English surname Perry, which itself comes from Middle English *perie* meaning "pear tree" – a locational name for someone who lived near a pear orchard. It can also be a feminine variant of Perry or, occasionally, a Scottish diminutive of Peter. The most famous bearer today is Perrie Edwards, one quarter of the hugely successful British girl group Little Mix, whose Scottish grandmother helped inspire her name. While no major places are directly named after a Perrie, the root word "perry" also gives its name to the alcoholic pear cider popular across Scotland and England. A notable variant is the spelling Perry, which remains more common for boys, whereas Perrie has found steady use for girls in Scotland since the 1990s.