How Many People Are Named Perez?
An estimated 554 people in the United States have the first name Perez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Perez peaked in popularity in 1991 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perez as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Perez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
554
About 1 in 618,690 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
23 births
Total Registered
584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perez
Perez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 584 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Perez as a male name
Ranked #9,623 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (23 births)
Perez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perez span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 122 babies were registered. Perez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Perez by Decade
How has Perez tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Perez by State
Birth registrations for Perez span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 5 Perezs were registered per state.
Perez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perez
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perez?
We estimate approximately 554 people named Perez are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 618,690 Americans share this first name.
Is Perez a common name?
Perez is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perez most popular?
Perez reached peak popularity in 1991, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perez is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perez a male name?
Perez is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perez Smith, Perez Johnson, Perez Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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