Given name & surname
Perfect
“one who is flawless”
Perfect is a variant of Perfecta. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is flawless.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Perfect is a variant of Perfecta. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is flawless.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Perfect is a variant of Perfecta. An origin associated with Perfecta is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Perfect through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 18 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #11,659 for boys · #16,677 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,659 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 482 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.
Perfect’s family of names
Perfect has a related form in Perfecta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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