girl's name

Purdey

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 166

Purdey is a girl's name. In 2010 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1977, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1977.

Purdey over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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Births named Purdey by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 30
1990s 25
2000s 30
2010s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Purdey?

In 2010, Purdey was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Purdey is used

France #3,520 5 in 2010
England & Wales #6,413 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Purdey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Purdey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Purdey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Purdey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Purdey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Purdey

How popular is the name Purdey?

In 2010, Purdey was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Purdey a girl's or a boy's name?

Purdey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Purdey most popular?

Purdey peaked in 1977, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Purdey a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Purdey currently ranks #6,413 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.