Persis
2025 SSA
About Persis
Parents seeking a distinctive New Testament name might consider this one. Adopted by some Puritans in the seventeenth century, Persis was used in the William Dean Howells novel The Rise of Silas Lapham for the wife of the protagonist.
In Romans 16.12 of the New Testament, Persis is a Roman woman who was an early follower of Christ, mentioned by St. Paul in a letter as "beloved" and having "worked hard in the Lord."
Indian actress Persis Khambatta was Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Pronounced PER-sis.
As of October 2026, Persis ranked #16680 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1003 in 1884.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Persis on lists
Famous Persiss
- Persis Khambatta
Indian actress and beauty queen
- Persis Drell
American physicist
- Persis Kirmse
British painter
- Persida
wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia
Persis in pop culture
- Persis Ford
character in "Anne of Ingleside", daughter of Leslie and Owen Ford
- Persis
Latin form of "Persia"