How rare is the name Per?

7,475 people in the United States have the first name Per, about 1 in 40,406. It ranks #2,996 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

PER

#2,996

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,475
About
1 in 40,406
This common or more
81.4%
Who bears it

Of the 7,475 people named Per, 50.8% reported their origin as White, 22.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 14.9% as Black. 58% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Per

#2,994 Cordell · 7,482#2,995 Yun · 7,480#2,997 Cindi · 7,473#2,998 Andrei · 7,471

Spelled almost the same

5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Per, most common first.

#6,895 Peri · 2,273#20,345 Peer · 509#30,018 Pero · 292#39,915 Pera · 188#47,034 Pere · 140

Also a last name

As a last name, Per ranks #11,786 of 156,621, with 2,542 people. See Per as a last name

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