Given name
Perseus
Perseus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Perseus is associated with the son of Zeus.
Perseus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,422
- 1,390 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 168
- #1,210 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +62%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 168 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,210 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 64.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14 each).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Perseus’s family of names
Perseus has a related form in Persies. Perseus has a related form in Persius. Perseus has a related form in Persyes.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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