Names / Girl names
Persis
Current rank
#16,680
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,003
in 1884
First recorded
1884
in U.S. data
Children named
572
since 1884
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,003 in 1884 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Persis first appears in American naming records in 1884, where it reads as a girls' name. 1884 marked its high point, reaching #1,003. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 572 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.