Is Perlie a boy or girl name?

Perlie is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 638 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.6% were girls and 11.4% were boys.

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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

Births per year. The dot marks Perlie’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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