Perlie

Girl · recorded 1889–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1896best year

Most popular in 1896.

Last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

0193818891907192519421960

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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 55 recorded years as a table
Perlie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188928
189127
189228
189427
189638
189831
190030
190327
190425
190524
190824
190929
191033
191119
191213
191310
191412
19156
191614
19179
191810
191913
192015
192114
192218
192311
192414
192515
192618
192718
192816
19298
19309
193113
193212
193310
193411
19357
19367
193712
193811
19399
19406
194112
19424
19436
19446
19455
19465
19474
19483
19495
19503
19562
19604

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Perlie 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 1960
8
Rank in 1960
#4,773
How rare
1 in 252,742 girls
Since 1889
565

Perlie was last recorded in 1960. 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 1896, at 38 per million girls born.

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

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