Perl is a rare variant of Pearl that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Perl is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,436 for girl births in the United States (and #7,693 across all names), given to 32 babies. Perl first appears in 1883 and peaked in 2023 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #4,436 | — |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #5,408 | — |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | #4,170 | — |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #4,766 | — |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #5,205 | — |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #5,805 | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #5,420 | — |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #5,423 | — |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #5,300 | — |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | #4,414 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #6,662 | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #5,752 | — |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #6,420 | — |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #7,383 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #10,232 | — |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #6,578 | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #6,255 | — |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,942 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #8,011 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,761 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,230 | — |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #6,153 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #11,107 | — |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #8,177 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,233 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,807 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,330 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,895 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,617 | — |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #9,371 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #15,109 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,893 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,059 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,678 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,000 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,637 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,944 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,295 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,559 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,195 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,418 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #5,134 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,198 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,139 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,741 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,647 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,623 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,473 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,347 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,442 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,011 |