Perle

Girl · recorded 1886–1935

  • 1935last recorded
  • 1902best year

Most popular in 1902.

Last recorded in 1935. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Perle.

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

0214218861898191119231935

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 33 recorded years as a table
Perle, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188635
188734
188828
188939
189127
189224
189323
189638
189721
190023
190129
190242
190418
190818
190914
191015
191112
191220
191311
19148
19157
191612
191710
19186
191910
19208
19219
192211
19238
19275
19295
19305
19356

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Perle isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1935
6
Rank in 1935
#3,742
How rare
1 in 174,762 girls
Since 1886
243

Perle was last recorded in 1935. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1902, at 42 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Perle doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.