Perlene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Perlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Perlene between 1916 and 1946, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Perlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perlene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Perlene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perlene 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 56 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.