Given name
Persis
“persian woman”·“woman of Persia”
Persis is used as a given name. Interpretations include “persian woman” (Greek) and “woman of Persia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GreekΠερσις
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “persian woman” (Greek) and “woman of Persia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Περσίς (“a Persian woman”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Persis appears in Romans 16:12.
From biblical name research
Persis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 572
- 0 boys · 572 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,680 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,680 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Persis’s family of names
Persis has a related form in Persiss. Persis has a related form in Persisse. Persis has a related form in Persys.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Persis
- Persis KhambattaIndian actress (1948-1998)
- Persis DrellAmerican physicistborn 1955
- Persis NamuganzaUgandan politicianborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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