Unisex name · since 1889
Perlie
Perlie has 565 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Perlie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 565 recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Perlie recorded 565 times among girls since 1889, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1960.
- #10,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perlie ranks #10,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Perlie's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Perlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Perlie splits its recorded history at 1925: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Perlie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1960
- Peak year (1922)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Perlie popularity over time - boys
73 total births recorded since 1913 (Perlie as boys' name)
Perlie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (175 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Perlie's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Perlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s
1920s
175 births
- 1930s
1930s
107 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 175 births (31% of all-time use).
How Perlie 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 Perlie's total volume
Perlie by state
Where Perlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 26 | 4.6% |
26 of 565 births nationwide.
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What to do with Perlie's data
- Perlie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Perlies (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Perlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~71 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, 1889–1960 (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 Perlie 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.