Perseus
Boy · PUR-see-us · Greek
Perseus is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,204th for boys in the US (168 babies).
What does Perseus mean?
Greek
In Greek myth Perseus beheaded the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda; a constellation bears his name.
- Say it
- PUR-see-us
Is Perseus a girl's or a boy's name?
Perseus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 168 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Perseus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Perseus, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 14 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Perseus than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Perseus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Perseus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
How popular is Perseus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,204among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 168about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 168 boys in the US were named Perseus, making it the 1,204th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. It first appears in the records in 1983.
2025 had the most boys named Perseus of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Perseus in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Perseus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | #1,204 |
| 2024 | 154 | #1,275 |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,465 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,414 |
| 2021 | 128 | #1,424 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,582 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Nicknames for Perseus
- Percy 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Perseus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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