Names / Boy names
Perez
Current rank
#10,419
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,789
in 1984
First recorded
1954
in U.S. data
Children named
591
since 1954
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,789 in 1984 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Perez enters U.S. records in 1954. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 591 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.