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Per

OriginScandinavian variation of Peter

About Per

So simple, yet so unique: a prime candidate for export. Pronunciation is like the English pair or pear.

Pronounced PAIR.

As of October 2026, Per ranked #13551 in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #2190 in 1966.

Editor's take: The name Per is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin.

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Famous Pers

  • Per Mertesacker

    German footballer

  • Per Borten

    14th Prime Minister of Norway

  • Per Ivar Moe

    former Norwegian speed skater

  • Erik Per Sullivan

    American actor

Per in pop culture

  • Per Haskell

    character in Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows" duology.

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