How Many People Are Named Perla?
people named Perla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,787 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,836 babies named Perla in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,109 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Italian and Spanish cognate of PEARL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Perla (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Perla alive today is about 24 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Perla first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2003, to 1,109 babies. In 2025, 132 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Perla has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #282, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #1,590.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,590 |
| Best rank | #282 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #413 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Perla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Perla were born in California than in any other state: about 6,433 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Perla was given 2.8 times as often in Texas, 2.4 times in Arizona and 2.4 times in California.
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