Perlie
Recorded 1889–1960 · United States
Perlie was most popular in 1922, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,771 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 638 people named Perlie.
Perlie over time
How old is the name Perlie?
Perlie first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1889, which makes it about 136 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 55 of the 137 years since. It was last recorded in 1960.
How many people are named Perlie?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 638 American births named Perlie between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.
How many babies were named Perlie in 2025?
Perlie was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.
Is Perlie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Perlie is mostly a girl’s name — 88.6% of the 638 Americans given it were girls and 11.4% 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.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org