boy's name
Pericles
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 86
Pericles is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1965, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Pericles over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 16 |
How popular is Pericles?
In 2025, Pericles was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pericles
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pericles also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pericles over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pericles
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pericles — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pericles
How popular is the name Pericles?
In 2025, Pericles was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Pericles a girl's or a boy's name?
Pericles is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Pericles most popular?
Pericles peaked in 1965, when 8 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Pericles a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pericles currently ranks #12,640 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.