Purl is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Purl is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1929. Purl first appears in 1884 and peaked in 1925 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 6 | — | #3,862 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #2,892 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,242 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,148 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,796 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,660 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,885 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,439 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,638 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,122 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,076 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #822 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #951 |