Boys' name · since 1987
Peretz
Peretz has 154 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Peretz is the #5983 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 154 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Peretz recorded 154 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #5983 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #14,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 154 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peretz ranks #14,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 154 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Peretz's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Peretz compares
154 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Peretz's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Peretz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Peretz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peretz's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peretz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Peretz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Peretz's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Peretz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (55% of all-time use).
Peretz by state
Where Peretz concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 50 | 32.5% |
50 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Peretz's data
- Peretz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Peretzs (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Peretz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Peretz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.