How Many People Are Named Perlean?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Perlean. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Perlean peaked in popularity in 1915 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perlean as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Perlean paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Perlean is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Perlean is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1915
5 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perlean
Perlean is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Perlean as a female name
Ranked #5,526 in 1946
5 female births in 1946
Peak: 1915 (5 births)
Perlean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perlean span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 10 babies were registered. Perlean remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Perlean by Decade
How has Perlean tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Perlean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perlean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perlean
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perlean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perlean?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Perlean are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Perlean a common name?
Perlean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perlean most popular?
Perlean reached peak popularity in 1915, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perlean is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perlean a female name?
Perlean is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perlean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perlean Smith, Perlean Johnson, Perlean Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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