Name profile

Peregrine

A name of Latin origin meaning "traveller".

OriginLatin
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#3,314

Meaning and history

Peregrine comes from the Latin name Peregrinus, meaning “traveller,” and was borne by several early saints.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 5 births, rank #12,055
2007: 8 births, rank #8,915
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 12 births, rank #6,698
20112011: 9 births, rank #8,079
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: 6 births, rank #10,728
2014: 6 births, rank #10,717
2015: 15 births, rank #5,746
20162016: 16 births, rank #5,555
2017: 11 births, rank #7,095
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 15 births, rank #5,813
2020: 29 births, rank #3,653
20212021: 22 births, rank #4,494
2022: 25 births, rank #4,184
2023: 29 births, rank #3,802
2024: 36 births, rank #3,272
20252025: 35 births, rank #3,314

In 2025, 35 babies were recorded with the name Peregrine, ranking #3,314 among boys.