Persia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning persian; from persia the ancient region.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Persia by the numbers
Persia was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 73 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Persia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean eternity
Like Persia, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Priscillaancient or venerable; from Priscus587 in the US (2017)
- Erikaeternal ruler; feminine form of Erik365 in the US (2017)
- Ericaeternal ruler; a form of Eric67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarahimmortal; eternal; a form of Amara52 in England and Wales (2025)
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