Girls' name · since 1984
Perel
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 898 babies named Perel, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 898
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
898 babies have been named Perel since 1984, making it today's #3115 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Perel recorded 898 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #3115 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #8,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,115 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 898 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perel ranks #8,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,115 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 898 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 898
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Perel's 898 recorded births place it above 88.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Perel compares
898 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Perel's all-time total is 139% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Perel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 898 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Perel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Perel's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Perel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Perel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (299 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Perel's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Perel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
234 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 299 births (33% of all-time use).
How Perel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Perel's total volume
Perel by state
Where Perel concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 556 | 61.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 130 | 14.5% |
556 of 898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Perel's data
- Perel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (299 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Perels (556 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Perel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Perel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.