Perel
Perel was the 3125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 3110th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,565 places. More babies were named Perel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,125 girls, up 1,214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202452 babies
- Total since 1880
- 898babies recorded
Perel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,125 | 52 |
| 2020 | #4,339 | 32 |
| 2010 | #7,803 | 16 |
| 2000 | #7,931 | 13 |
| 1990 | #11,051 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Perel, counting every spelling?
Perel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Perel?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Perel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Perel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Perel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Perel?
About 900 people born in the US named Perel are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Perel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Perel by state
How common Perel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (12.1×), New Jersey (3.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Perel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Perel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Perel
How popular is the name Perel?
Perel was the 3125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 3110th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,565 places. More babies were named Perel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Perel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Perel in the US.
Where is Perel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Perel was most common in New York (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.