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Per Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Per?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Per would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,279 in 1968.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1964 with 14 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Per was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Per's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Per for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Per?

Per's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Per is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Per (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 5 13,794
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 5 13,492
2005 < 5 --
2004 6 10,971
2003 < 5 --
2002 6 10,327
2001 9 7,357
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 5 10,861
1997 8 7,101
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 5 9,443
1991 6 7,980
1990 6 7,847
1989 < 5 --
1988 9 5,103
1987 8 5,318
1986 10 4,383
1985 5 7,310
1984 7 5,424
1983 9 4,399
1982 5 7,090
1981 < 5 --
1980 8 4,830
1979 6 5,869
1978 7 4,913
1977 6 5,661
1976 5 6,244
1975 5 6,072
1974 12 3,079
1973 5 5,677
1972 8 3,878
1971 12 2,930
1970 8 3,745
1969 10 3,014
1968 14 2,279
1967 8 3,173
1966 13 2,309
1965 8 3,181
1964 14 2,285
1963 13 2,383
1962 12 2,471
1961 10 2,842
1960 < 5 --
1959 11 2,631
1958 13 2,339
1957 9 2,966
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 6 3,727
1953 7 3,352
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 3,915
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 < 5 --
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 6 4,138
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.