How Many People Are Named Persis?
people named Persis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,998,112 people in the US has this name
Based on 572 babies named Persis in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Greek name meaning "Persian woman". This was the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Persis in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Persis alive today is about 47 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 15 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Persis first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1918, to 19 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Persis has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,003, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #16,675.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,675 |
| Best rank | #1,003 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,569 in the 1920s |
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