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 first appears in 1884 and peaked in 1918 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,680 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #15,154 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,475 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #14,011 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,468 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #19,332 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,284 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #15,120 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,924 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,923 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,377 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,217 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,930 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,661 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,833 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,318 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,377 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,241 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #4,234 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,700 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,328 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,191 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #4,124 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,837 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,835 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,272 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,699 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,681 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | #2,520 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #3,222 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,590 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #2,120 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,695 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,737 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,356 |
| 1920 | 13 | — | #2,699 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #2,237 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | #2,015 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #1,979 |
| 1916 | 18 | — | #1,941 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #2,030 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,998 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #2,311 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,925 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,710 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,474 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,359 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,611 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,510 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #2,112 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,746 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,982 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,629 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,696 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,552 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,908 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,517 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,194 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | #1,278 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,622 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,497 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,178 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #1,245 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,251 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,273 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #1,025 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #1,003 |