Is Perley a boy or girl name?

Perley is a boy’s name. Of the 1,052 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.0% were girls and 97.0% were boys.

Perley

Recorded 1880–1964 · United States

Perley was most popular in 1915, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,381 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,052 people named Perley.

Perley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Perley’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Perley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Perley is a boy’s name — 3.0% of the 1,052 Americans given it were girls and 97.0% were 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 Perley

Where Perley is most concentrated

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

Maine 167.9×

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