Girls' name · since 1975
Persia
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 786 babies named Persia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
786 babies have been named Persia since 1975, making it today's #9010 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Persia has been recorded 786 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #9010 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #8,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,010 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 786 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Persia ranks #8,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,010 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Persia's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Persia compares
786 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Persia's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Persia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Persia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Persia's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Persia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Persia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (377 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Persia's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Persia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
377 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 377 births (48% of all-time use).
How Persia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Persia's total volume
Persia by state
Where Persia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 25 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Persia's data
- Persia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (377 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Persias (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Persia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Persia 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.