Per

PUR /pɜː/
boy 1 syllable fading

Per is a rare variant of Perry that peaked in 1963 and has since faded.

Per is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2020. Per first appears in 1923 and peaked in 1963 (14 births).

About the name Per

PronunciationPUR /pɜː/
CultureDanishDutchNorwegianSwedish
14peak births 1963
1923first appeared

Names similar to Per

How popular is Per?

Boys named Per
192319401960198020002020
Boys named Per per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1923–2020 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2020)

Per total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202055#13,557
201155#13,810
200655#13,502
200466#10,978
200266#10,330
200199#7,362
199855#10,867
19978#7,104
19925#9,445
19916#7,981
19906#7,853
19889#5,106
19878#5,322
198610#4,388
19855#7,312
19847#5,429
19839#4,401
19825#7,094
19808#4,833
19796#5,869
19787#4,913
19776#5,662
19765#6,250
19755#6,073
197412#3,079
19735#5,679
19728#3,879
197112#2,932
19708#3,746
196911#2,816
196814#2,278
19678#3,175
196614#2,189
19658#3,181
196414#2,286
196314#2,279
196213#2,337
196110#2,846
19605#4,455
195911#2,628
195813#2,341
19579#2,968
19546#3,725
19537#3,352
19385#3,914
19236#4,137