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 was first reported in SSA data in 1923 and peaked in 1963 (14 births).

About the name Per

PronunciationPUR /pɜː/
CultureDanishDutchNorwegianSwedish
14peak births 1963
1923first in SSA data

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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