girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Perel

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,125 Trend ↑ Rising 54%
Rank 2025
#3,125
among girls · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Perel
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
52 babies
All-time total
898
#8,083 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Perel popularity over time

898 babies have been named Perel since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 11 1 – #9,999
1990s 84 8 +664% #5,163
2000s 234 23 +179% #3,991
2010s 299 30 +28% #3,987
2020s (to 2025) 270 45 +51% #3,110

Where Perel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 59 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

Where Perel is most popular

Girls named Perel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.029 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Perel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 141 0.356 +1114%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +278%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Perel

Perel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,125 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 898 American babies have been named Perel. Its peak came in 2024, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Perel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Perel?

The median living Perel is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 900 people named Perel are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Perel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 52 #3,125
2024 52 #3,110
2023 48 #3,369
2022 39 #3,879
2021 47 #3,379
2020 32 #4,339
2019 32 #4,419
2018 37 #3,987
2017 27 #5,021
2016 27 #5,095
2015 30 #4,690
2014 28 #4,998
2013 34 #4,313
2012 36 #4,198
2011 32 #4,542
2010 16 #7,803
2009 37 #4,168
2008 40 #3,991
2007 21 #6,498
2006 19 #6,776
2005 22 #5,745
2004 24 #5,338
2003 17 #6,819
2002 25 #4,866
2001 16 #6,893
2000 13 #7,931
1995 6 #12,931
1990 7 #11,051
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Perel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Perel?

The median living Perel is about 11 years old. Half of all living Perels are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Perel are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Perel are alive in the United States, based on 898 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Perel in 2025?

Perel ranked #3,125 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Perel?

898 babies have been named Perel in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Perel most popular?

Perel peaked in 2024, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Perel a boy or girl name?

Perel is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Perel rising or falling?

Perel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Perel become more popular?

Perel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Perel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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