Perla
Perla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Perla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Perla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Perla
Perla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 1,109 Perlas were born — ranking #282 that year. As of 2026, Perla ranks #1,358 for baby girls with 167 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 21K Perlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Perla
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About the name Perla
Perla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Perla's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #282. Use the chart and map above to compare Perla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.