Persis

per-SIHS /pɚˈsɪs/
girl 2 syllables rising

Persis is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.

Persis is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,680 for girl births in the United States (and #27,590 across all names), given to 5 babies. Persis was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1918 (19 births).

About the name Persis

Pronunciationper-SIHS /pɚˈsɪs/
ScriptureChristianity Bible (NT)
#16,680U.S. rank among girls 2025
#27,590among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
19peak births 1918
1884first in SSA data

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How popular is Persis?

Girls named Persis 5 in 2025
188419001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Persis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1884–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) 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

Persis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,680
201966#15,154
201877#13,475
201677#14,011
201066#16,468
200655#19,332
200366#15,284
19955—#15,120
19818—#7,924
19808—#7,923
19616—#6,377
19606—#6,217
19586—#5,930
19565—#6,661
19466—#4,833
19449—#3,318
19429—#3,377
19406—#4,241
19386—#4,234
193711—#2,700
19368—#3,328
19346—#4,191
19336—#4,124
19327—#3,837
19315—#4,835
19309—#3,272
192912—#2,699
19288—#3,681
192714—#2,520
192610—#3,222
192514—#2,590
192419—#2,120
192313—#2,695
192213—#2,737
192116—#2,356
192013—#2,699
191916—#2,237
191819—#2,015
191718—#1,979
191618—#1,941
191516—#2,030
191412—#2,100
191311—#1,998
19128—#2,311
19118—#1,925
19105—#2,710
19095—#2,474
19085—#2,359
19078—#1,611
19058—#1,510
19045—#2,112
19036—#1,746
19025—#1,982
19016—#1,629
19007—#1,696
18996—#1,552
18985—#1,908
18976—#1,517
18969—#1,194
18958—#1,278
18925—#1,622
18915—#1,497
18907—#1,178
18896—#1,245
18886—#1,251
18875—#1,273
18856—#1,025
18846—#1,003