Names / Unisex names
Perle
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,121
in 1902
First recorded
1885
in U.S. data
Children named
329
since 1885
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,121 in 1902 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Perle first appears in American naming records in 1885, where it reads as a unisex name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1902 marked its high point, reaching #1,121. Only about 329 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.