Is Perl a boy or girl name?

Perl is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 701 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.9% were girls and 12.1% were boys.

Name Legacy

Perl

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Perl was most popular in 2023, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,168 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 701 people named Perl.

Perl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Perl’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Perl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Perl is mostly a girl’s name — 87.9% of the 701 Americans given it were girls and 12.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Perl

Where Perl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org