Peregrine
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Peregrine
Peregrine is considered to be an elegantly aristocratic name in England, but has never made it to the U.S., where it has been seen as extravagantly eccentric. In the new naming climate, though, it's not beyond consideration — in fact it's already been chosen by at least one Berry.
Peregrine for boys#3359 US
The meaning of Peregrine, which was borne by several early saints, relates to the transitory nature of life on earth, having nothing to do with the peregrine falcon. In literature, it is best known from the central character of Tobias Smollett's novel Peregrine Pickle.
Historically, Peregrine was the name chosen for the first English child born in the New World — actually on the Mayflower when it was docked in Provincetown.
And there's always the Mad Men-era nickname Perry to make Peregrine more user-friendly.
Peregrine for girls#9318 US
Peregrine is considered to be an elegantly aristocratic name in England, but has never made it to the US, where it has been seen as extravagantly eccentric. In the new naming climate, though, it's not beyond consideration — in fact it's already been chosen by at least one Berry.
The meaning of Peregrine, which was borne by several early male saints, relates to the transitory nature of life on earth, having nothing to do with the peregrine falcon. In literature, it is best known from the central character of Tobias Smollett's novel Peregrine Pickle.
Historically, Peregrine was the name chosen for the first English child born in the New World — actually on the Mayflower when it was docked in Provincetown.
And there's always the Mad Men-era nickname Perry to make Peregrine more user-friendly.
Though traditionally a male name, today a sizable portion of the Peregrines are female: 11 girls were named Peregrine in the US last year and 35 boys. Peregrine Teng Heard is a female playwright and actor.
Pronounced PER-uh-grin; PER-uh-gryne.
As of October 2026, Peregrine ranked #3359 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #678.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,707 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | #4,593 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | #4,264 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #3,855 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | #3,365 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | #3,359 | 35 | 20.5 |
World rankings
Peregrine for boys
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Famous Peregrines
- Saint Peregrine of AuxerreBoy
Italian bishop
- Saint Peregrine LaziosiBoy
Italian patron saint of cancer patients
- Peregrine OsborneBoy
2nd Duke of Leeds
- Peregrine Andrew Morny CavendishBoy
12th Duke of Devonshire
- Peregrine Nicholas EliotBoy
10th Earl of St Germans
- Peregrine Gerard WorsthorneBoy
British journalist and broadcaster
- Peregrine WhiteBoy
first English baby born to the Pilgrims in America
- Peregrine BertieBoy
13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
- Peregrine BertieBoy
English MP
- Peregrine MaitlandBoy
British soldier, colonial administrator, and cricketer
- Francis Rory Peregrine "Perry" AndersonBoy
British essayist and scholar
- Peregrine Thomas Owen Llewellyn ArmstrongBoy
Jones, brother of the 1st Earl of Snowdon; brother,in,law of Britain's Princess Margaret
- Peregrine Charles Morant KitchenerBoy
Fellowes, son of filmmaker and screenwriter Julian Fellowes
- Peregrine HonigGirl
American artist on TV's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist"
- Peregrine Teng HeardGirl
actor and playwright
Peregrine in pop culture
- Peregrine "PerryBoy
" a main character in Veronica Rossi's "Under the Never Sky" trilogy
- Peregrin "Pippin" TookBoy
hobbit character in the Lord of the Rings series
- Peregrine FalconBoy
a bird species
- Alma LeFay PeregrineGirl
shape,shifting female character of Ransom Riggs's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"
- Peregrine "Perry"Girl
main character in Gail Carson Levine's "the lost kingdom of bamarre"