Unisex name · since 1993
Peris
Peris has 27 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
27 girls have been named Peris since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Peris recorded 27 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2012.
- #42,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peris ranks #42,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Peris's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Peris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Peris splits its recorded history at 2004: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Peris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2012
- Peak year (2001)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Peris popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1992 (Peris as boys' name)
Peris by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Peris's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Peris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Peris's data
- Peris's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Peris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1993–2012 (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 Peris 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.