Is Persia a boy or girl name?

Persia is a girl’s name. Of the 786 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Persia

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Persia was most popular in 2007, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,390 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 786 people named Persia.

Persia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Persia’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Persia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Persia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 786 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Persia

Where Persia is most concentrated

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

California 4.8×

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