Perle
Perle is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Perle are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 21% male / 79% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France
- US births since 1880
- 86 male / 243 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Perle
To address Perle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Perle," in English, "Guten Tag Perle," in German. About 21% of people named Perle are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Perle,
German
Guten Tag Perle,
French
Bonjour Perle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Perle:
Chinese
Perle您好：
Japanese
Perle様
English
Hi Perle,
German
Hi Perle,
French
Salut Perle,
Spanish
Hola Perle,
Chinese
Perle你好：
Japanese
Perleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name | 26% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
86 male · 243 female · 329 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Perle a male or female name?
Perle is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Perle are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Perle in an email?
To address Perle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Perle," in English, "Guten Tag Perle," in German. About 21% of people named Perle are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Perle a unisex name?
Perle is not a unisex name: 21% of people named Perle are men. Perle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Perle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/perle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_perle,
title = {Is Perle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/perle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}