Persis

Where Persis comes from

Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Persis
  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #930 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1885
    Peak, #921
    6 babies named Persis — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1886
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1948
    Persis Khambatta born
    Indian actress
  5. 1955
    Persis Drell born
    American physicist
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.
Namesakes
  • Persis Khambatta · Indian actress, 1948–1998
  • Persis Drell · American physicist, born 1955
  • Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor · painter and sketch artist, 1821–1906
  • Persis Karim · American literature scholar, educator, author, born 1962

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.