Purl
- Last seen for boys in 1929 at #3,559
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 81since 1884
Purl over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Purl has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1929 | #3,559 | 6 |
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| 1925 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,822 | 6 |
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| 1921 | #3,517 | 7 |
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| 1919 | #4,168 | 5 |
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| 1917 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
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| 1914 | #3,264 | 5 |
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| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
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| 1886 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
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First appearance
1884
The first year at least five boys were named Purl! It came in at #848, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1915, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Purl is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Purl in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1929
- Biggest jump: 83 spots in 1885
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1886
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1885 at #765 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1884–1886
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,400
- Highest: 1 in 15,400 boys born in 1885 were named Purl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 179,269 boys born in 1929 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 43.2% of all boys named Purl (35) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #765 (1885) | #857 |
| 1890s | 5 | #994 (1890) | #994 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 23 | #3,177 (1916) | #3,539 |
| 1920s | 35 | #2,755 (1925) | #3,504 |
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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