Given name & surname
Peretz
“to break through”
Peretz is a variant of Perez. One Hebrew interpretation is “to break through.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Peretz is a variant of Perez. One Hebrew interpretation is “to break through.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Peretz is a variant of Perez. An origin associated with Perez is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Peretz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 154
- 154 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,071 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,071 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2016. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 as a first name in 2020; 781 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Peretz
- Peretz BernsteinIsraeli politician (1890-1971)
- Peretz SmolenskinJewish writer and publicist (1842-1885)
- Peretz HirschbeinYiddish writer (1880–1948)
- Peretz NaftaliIsraeli politician (1888-1961)
- Peretz RosenbergIsraeli paratrooper in the Second World War1919–2008
- Peter BeerCzech teacher (1758-1838)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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