Names / Boy names
Perseus
Current rank
#1,210
and rising
All-time peak
#1,210
in 2025
First recorded
1983
in U.S. data
Children named
1,400
since 1983
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,210 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Perseus enters U.S. records in 1983. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. It hit its high in 2025 at #1,210. Only about 1,400 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.