The first name Per
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Per at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 boys born in the United States were named Per, the 13,557th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 14 were.
369
babies named Per since 1880
#13,557
rank in 2020
1963
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Per
31 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Per MertesackerGerman association football player, born 1984
- Per Borten25th Prime Minister of Norway (1913–2005)
- Per KrøldrupDanish footballer, born 1979
- Per NorgårdDanish composer (1932–2025)
- Per KirkebyDanish artist (1938-2018)
- Per FrandsenDanish footballer, born 1970
- Per FrimannDanish footballer, born 1962
- Per FlyDanish filmmaker, born 1960
- Per Stig MøllerDanish politician, born 1942
- Per Brinch HansenComputer scientist (1938-2007)
- Per RøntvedDanish association football player (1949-2023)
- Per LyngemarkDanish cyclist (1941-2010)
Questions
- Is Per a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 369 US babies named Per since 1880 were boys.
- When was Per most popular?
- 1963 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Per, its highest rank at 2,279th.