Boys' name · since 1954
Perez
591 babies named Perez in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Perez currently ranks #9856 among boys' names in America, with 591 babies recorded since 1954.
Perez has 591 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9856 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #7,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 591 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perez ranks #7,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 591 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Perez's 591 recorded births place it above 84.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Perez compares
591 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Perez's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Perez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 591 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Perez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Perez's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Perez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Perez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Perez's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Perez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (21% of all-time use).
How Perez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Perez's total volume
Perez by state
Where Perez concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
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What to do with Perez's data
- Perez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Perezs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Perez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Perez 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.