Persia
Persia was the 9319th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2561st with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,526 places. More babies were named Persia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,319 girls, down 3,294 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200773 babies
- Total since 1880
- 786babies recorded
Persia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,319 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,025 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,941 | 39 |
| 2000 | #6,409 | 17 |
| 1990 | #14,586 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Persia, counting every spelling?
Persia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Persia?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Persia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Persia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Persia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Persia?
About 800 people born in the US named Persia are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 22. That makes Persia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Persia
How popular is the name Persia?
Persia was the 9319th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2561st with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,526 places. More babies were named Persia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Persia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Persia in the US.