Is Perseus a boy or girl name?

Perseus is a boy’s name. Of the 1,422 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.

Perseus

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Perseus was most popular in 2025, when 168 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,484 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,484, with 168 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,422 people named Perseus.

Perseus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Perseus’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Perseus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Perseus is a boy’s name — 2.2% of the 1,422 Americans given it were girls and 97.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Perseus

Where Perseus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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