Pericles — #12481 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Pericles

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Pericles between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pericles currently holds the #12481 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pericles performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Pericles shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pericles in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 80 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.