US rank #3091 Girls' name Peak 2024 846 births

Perel — #3091 US girls' name

846 babies named Perel in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s842000s2342010s2992020s218
#3091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Perel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

52 babies were named Perel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perel

The Social Security Administration has registered 846 babies named Perel between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perel currently holds the #3091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Perel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 529 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Perel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 846 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Perel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

846

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2024

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Perel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
52
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199919941984 6

Perel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
299 births that decade — 35% of Perel's all-time total
1980s111990s842000s2342010s2992020s218

Perel by state

Where Perel concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Perel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
529 62.5%
#2 New Jersey
110 13.0%
New York share of Perel's total US births 62.5%
Even split

529 of 846 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perel?
846 babies have been named Perel since 1984. It currently ranks #3091 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 52 births.
When was Perel most popular?
Perel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Perel most popular?
The top states for the name Perel are New York (529 births), New Jersey (110 births).
How long has the name Perel been used?
Perel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Perel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perla, Persephone, Perry, Peri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.