How Many People Are Named Perez?
people named Perez are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 618,055 people in the US has this name
Based on 591 babies named Perez in Social Security records from 1954 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "breach, burst forth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the twin brother of Zerah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Perez in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Perez alive today is about 32 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 17 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Perez first appears in the records in 1954 and was given most often in 1991, to 23 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1954 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Perez has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,788, in 1984. In 2025 it ranked #10,415.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,415 |
| Best rank | #2,788 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,836 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Perez alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Perez were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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