Is Perez a boy or girl name?

Perez is a boy’s name. Of the 591 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Perez

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Perez was most popular in 1991, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,886 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 591 people named Perez.

Perez over time

Births per year. The dot marks Perez’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Perez a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Perez is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 591 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org