Perley has been given to about 1,052 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Its best year was 1915, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1209th. The typical living American called Perley is about 86 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.