Recorded 1915–1946 Girls' name Peak 1915 25 births

Perlean — girls' name

25 babies named Perlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s51940s10
1940s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Perlean was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

5 babies were named Perlean in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Perlean between 1915 and 1946, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perlean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Perlean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perlean 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 25 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.

Perlean at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

25

Since 1915

32 years of records

Peak year

1915

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1915

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1946

Perlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1915

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
5 19461943193219271915 5

Perlean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 40% of Perlean's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s51940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perlean?
25 babies have been named Perlean since 1915. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1915 with 5 births.
When was Perlean most popular?
Perlean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Perlean been used?
Perlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 32 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Perlean?
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.

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, 1915–1946 (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.