How Many People Are Named Pericles?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Pericles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Pericles peaked in popularity in 1965 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pericles 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 Pericles paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pericles is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1965
8 births
Total Registered
80
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pericles
Pericles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 80 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pericles as a male name
Ranked #13,688 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (8 births)
Pericles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pericles span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 21 babies were registered. While Pericles is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pericles by Decade
How has Pericles 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.
Pericles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pericles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pericles
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pericles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pericles?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Pericles 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 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Pericles a common name?
Pericles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 80 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pericles most popular?
Pericles reached peak popularity in 1965, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pericles is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pericles a male name?
Pericles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pericles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pericles Smith, Pericles Johnson, Pericles 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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