Perley
Last seen for girls in 1945 at #4,556 · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #2,854
Given to boys 97.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 24 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,020since 1880
Perley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Perley has never cracked the top 300 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
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| 1957 | — | #2,822 | 9 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
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| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,671 | 9 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,311 | 26 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | — | #1,548 | 21 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,253 | 30 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,480 | 24 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,647 | 21 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | — | #1,816 | 19 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,591 | 23 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,437 | 24 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,505 | 22 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
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| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #603 | 11 |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #332 | 24 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Perley was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1907, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1964
- Biggest jump: 479 spots in 1901 (#1,162 → #683)
- Biggest drop: 728 spots in 1909 (#712 → #1,440)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #332 (24 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1880–1893
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,197
- Highest: 1 in 4,197 boys born in 1881 were named Perley (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 221,411 boys born in 1964 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.6% of all boys named Perley (220) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 118 | #332 (1881) | #601 |
| 1890s | 88 | #422 (1892) | #811 |
| 1900s | 58 | #683 (1901) | #1,044 |
| 1910s | 179 | #1,117 (1911) | #1,397 |
| 1920s | 220 | #1,457 (1920) | #1,645 |
| 1930s | 175 | #1,253 (1931) | #1,826 |
| 1940s | 106 | #1,311 (1940) | #2,460 |
| 1950s | 62 | #2,111 (1950) | #2,851 |
| 1960s | 14 | #2,854 (1964) | #3,451 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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