Perseus
#3,882 most common boys' name of all time · #9,461 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1983–2025
Rank among boys
#3,882
Rank overall
#9,461 of 105,966
First appeared
1983
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
1,422
Since 2016
1,137
Peak year
2025 #1,208
Best rank
#1,208 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 168/yr
Perseus first appears in 1983. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 168 | 168 | #1,208 |
| 2024 | — | 154 | 154 | #1,281 |
| 2023 | — | 123 | 123 | #1,470 |
| 2022 | — | 130 | 130 | #1,419 |
| 2021 | — | 128 | 128 | #1,429 |
| 2020 | — | 110 | 110 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | — | 105 | 105 | #1,588 |
| 2018 | — | 93 | 93 | #1,700 |
| 2017 | — | 55 | 55 | #2,370 |
| 2016 | 7 | 64 | 71 | #2,161 |
| 2015 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,474 |
| 2014 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,603 |
| 2013 | — | 60 | 60 | #2,198 |
| 2012 | 5 | 38 | 43 | #3,046 |
| 2011 | 5 | 31 | 36 | #3,478 |
| 2010 | 5 | 17 | 22 | #5,386 |
| 2009 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,216 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,739 |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,221 |