Fun Facts About the Name Peregrine
- 460 babies named Peregrine: U.S. records list 460 babies given the name Peregrine from 1880 through 2025. Even 139 girls received the name Peregrine - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Peregrine Mean?
Peregrine is a given name meaning "traveler" or "pilgrim." It comes from the Latin name Peregrinus, which is also the Latin adjective peregrinus, meaning "foreign, from abroad." That adjective was formed from peregre, "abroad, away from home," usually explained as per, "through, beyond," plus ager, "land, field." The literal sense is "one who comes from another land" or "foreigner." In Christian Latin, peregrinus also came to mean "pilgrim," a traveler to a holy place, and that is the sense that shaped the name's usual meaning. The English form Peregrine is a variant of Latin Peregrinus.
Peregrine Name History & Origins
Peregrinus was used as a Roman cognomen, a third name, and it became common among early Christians because of its meaning. Several saints bore it, including an early bishop of Auxerre and Peregrine Laziosi, born Pellegrino Laziosi in Italian (1260 - 1345), a Servite priest traditionally invoked as a patron of cancer patients. The name spread through medieval Europe in local forms: Pellegrino in Italian, Pérégrin in French, Peregrino in Spanish and Portuguese, and Peregrine in English.
In England, Peregrine was in use in the Middle Ages, though it was never common. It appears in the 17th century in the name of Peregrine White, born aboard the Mayflower in 1620, and in the 18th century in Tobias Smollett's novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751). These are notable uses rather than the name's origin. The peregrine falcon's name is a separate application of the same Latin word and does not explain the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Peregrine?
Peregrine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #3,359 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,318 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #13,084 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #7,552 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,399 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #9,402 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,482 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #12,166 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,490 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #13,756 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,774 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,724 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,220 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #14,633 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #18,895 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,359 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,365 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,855 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #4,264 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #4,593 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #3,707 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #6,028 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,018 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,422 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,722 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,921 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #11,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,796 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,893 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,593 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,988 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,818 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #9,529 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,501 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #10,978 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,006 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,869 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Peregrine Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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