Is Persis a boy or girl name?

Persis is a girl’s name. Of the 572 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Persis

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Persis was most popular in 1918, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,520 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 572 people named Persis.

Persis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Persis’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Persis a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Persis is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 572 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.

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