Fun Facts About the Name Perfecto
- 876 babies named Perfecto: U.S. records list 876 babies given the name Perfecto from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Perfecto Mean?
Perfecto is a Spanish masculine given name meaning "perfect." It is the Spanish adjective perfecto, from Latin perfectus, the past participle of perficere ("to complete, accomplish"). The Latin verb joins per- ("through") with facere ("to do, make"), so the older literal sense is "completed" or "thoroughly made," while the name's customary meaning is "perfect."
As a personal name, Perfecto uses the ordinary Spanish adjective directly; it is not a diminutive or variant of another given name.
Perfecto Name History & Origins
The name's background begins with Latin perfectus, which became Spanish perfecto. The Spanish form is the direct source of the given name. A medieval Christian bearer was Saint Perfectus, a priest of Córdoba martyred in 850; his Latin name appears in Spanish as Perfecto.
Perfecto is used as a masculine given name in Spain, Latin American countries, and the Philippines, where Spanish naming practices were established during colonial rule. It also occurs as a surname, but that family-name use is separate from its use as a given name.
How Popular is the Name Perfecto?
Perfecto has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1964. Its best rank was #1,376 in 1906.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #13,812 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,094 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,630 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,530 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #12,852 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,681 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #6,800 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,000 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,971 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #5,105 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,824 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,782 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,194 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,077 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,969 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,078 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,592 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #3,599 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #3,977 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #5,427 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,566 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #6,196 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,339 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #4,732 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,075 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,080 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,926 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,864 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,384 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #2,631 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,931 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,844 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,856 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,589 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #4,398 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,240 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #1,885 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #2,383 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,234 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,054 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,578 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #2,629 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,768 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,463 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,604 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,523 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,386 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,086 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,230 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #4,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,294 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #1,923 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #1,864 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #2,228 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,505 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #1,910 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,167 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,167 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #2,488 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #1,974 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #2,286 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,029 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #2,068 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1936 | #2,799 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #2,889 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #4,088 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,332 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #1,980 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1931 | #1,759 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1930 | #2,046 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #2,429 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #2,029 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #2,106 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #2,529 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #1,994 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,441 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #1,927 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1922 | #3,468 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,433 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #3,422 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #4,061 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #2,880 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #3,318 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #3,626 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,725 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1906 | #1,376 | 5 | 0.0038% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Perfecto Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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