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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Perley

Perley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 341st; the most babies were born in 1915 (30). More babies were named Perley in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191530 babies
Total since 1880
1,052babies recorded

Perley popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 32 since 1890.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#2,18013
1940#1,32626
1930#1,45726
1920#1,49226
1910——
1900#1,2776
1890#62411
1880#42018

How popular is Perley, counting every spelling?

Perley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Perley?

About 100 people born in the US named Perley are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 71 and 85. That makes Perley a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Perley by state

How common Perley was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maine (63.0×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 1.9 per 1,000 babiesME1.9Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 0.69 per 1,000 babiesVT0.69New Hampshire: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesNH0.52Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Perley, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Perley: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Perley, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Perley

How popular is the name Perley?

Perley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 341st; the most babies were born in 1915 (30). More babies were named Perley in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Perley a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 32 girls and 1,020 boys.

Where was Perley most popular?

In 1913–1917, Perley was most common in Maine (1.87 per 1,000 boys), followed by Vermont and New Hampshire.