Perry carries double pop-culture freight that most owners don't consciously clock: there's Katy Perry (her real surname, incidentally) and Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb, the world's most competent secret agent. Either association gives the name a playful, slightly absurd quality.
Agent P and the Animated Legacy
Phineas and Ferb ran from 2007 to 2015 and has had a long streaming afterlife. Perry the Platypus — impassive, waddling, secretly a superspy — became one of the show's breakout characters. Naming a pet Perry is a gentle nod to that legacy. It works especially well on animals that maintain a sort of inscrutable dignity: cats, bulldogs, any pet that seems to have a secret life when you're not watching. A bulldog named Perry is particularly convincing.
Human Name Roots
Perry as a given name has Old English and Old French origins — it meant "pear tree" as a surname, and was used as a first name in the 19th and 20th centuries. The human name Perry is uncommon enough today that a pet wearing it won't generate awkward comparisons. It fits the retro-human-name aesthetic that drives Graham and Dewey.
The Honest Take
Perry is charming but not distinctive enough to be a conversation-starter on its own. Most of its appeal comes from the references it triggers. If those references don't resonate, Porter or Crosby offer similar human-name vibes with more inherent texture. Browse all pet names for alternatives.