Perseus
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning destroyer, from perses meaning to waste or destroy.
Babies a year
55
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
Perseus by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Perseus. In the US, 55 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 63 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
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