Matthew Perry
There are approximately 1,165 people named Matthew Perry living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 294,210 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Matthew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Perry. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1,165
1 in 294,210
Named Matthew
1.5M
Alive today
Named Perry
258K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.5M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1983
Average age: 37
Estimated bearers: 258K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #103
Per 100K: 75.17
Top ancestry: White (68.3%)
First name trend
Matthew: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Matthew. The peak year was 1983 with 50,525 births. The average person named Matthew today is 37 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Perry surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Perry, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.3%.
- White68.3%
- Black or African American25.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Matthew has a living-bearer frequency of 0.4520% of the US population, based on 1,549,178 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Perry appears at a rate of 75.17 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0752%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1,165 people with the full name Matthew Perry. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Matthew
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FAQ
Matthew Perry: questions and answers
How many people are named Matthew Perry?
We estimate approximately 1,165 people in the United States share the full name Matthew Perry. That works out to about 1 in 294,210 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.4520%) with the surname frequency (75.17 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Matthew Perry?
We classify Matthew Perry as "Rare". About 1 in 294,210 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Matthew a male or female name?
Matthew is predominantly male. Out of 1,652,565 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Matthew profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.