Feminine dossier · first seen 1984
Perel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
52
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Perel
How many people are named Perel?
An estimated 887 living Americans are named Perel.
How rare is Perel?
Perel is uncommon among babies today, with 52 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Perel?
The median age of a living American named Perel is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 20 years old.
Is Perel still popular?
Yes — Perel is currently rising in popularity, with 52 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Perel most common?
Perel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 13.4× more often than the national baseline.
1984Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0%
2025
52
All-time
898
Where it lives now
Perel is most concentrated in New York — about 11.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Perel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.