Perez
Boy · PEH-rez · Hebrew
Perez is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “breach, bursting forth”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Perez mean?
Hebrew: also a Spanish surname meaning son of Pedro
“breach, bursting forth”
In Genesis, Perez is a son of Judah and Tamar, named for 'breaking out' first at his birth.
- Say it
- PEH-rez
Is Perez a girl's or a boy's name?
Perez is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Perez in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Perez, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Perez of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Perez in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2015, 30% of the babies named Perez in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Perez in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Perez in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Perez, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the boys named Perez in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Perez in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
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