Girls' name · since 1884
Persis
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 572 babies named Persis, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
572 babies have been named Persis since 1884, making it today's #14979 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Persis recorded 572 times among girls since 1884, holding rank #14979 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #10,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,979 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 572 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Persis ranks #10,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,979 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 572 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Persis's 572 recorded births place it above 84.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Persis compares
572 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Persis's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Persis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 572 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Persis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Persis's full recorded timeline at 1922, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Persis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Persis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (132 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Persis's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Persis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s 51
1890s
51 births
- 1900s
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 132 births (23% of all-time use).
How Persis 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 Persis's total volume
Persis by state
Where Persis concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.7% |
10 of 572 births nationwide.
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What to do with Persis's data
- Persis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Persiss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts 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 Persis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Persis 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.