Perran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PERR-an
- Origin
- Cornish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Perran is a boys' name of Cornish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Perran mean?
Cornish: Cornish form of Piran
Saint Piran, or Perran, is the patron saint of Cornwall and of tin miners; Perranporth is named after him.
Is Perran a girl's or a boy's name?
Perran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Perran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Perran, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Perran than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Perran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Perran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Perran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan, Roman, Luca, Logan, Caelan, Reuben, Lochlan, Nolan, Lorcan, Arlo, Ezra, Finn
Names related to Perran
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Perran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/perran, updated 20 October 2026.