Perla
The Spanish and Italian word for pearl, from the Latin perla, used as a name in parallel with the English Pearl.
Perla in 2025
Perla was given to 132 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,936th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,116 babies born.
The history of Perla
Perla reached its highest point in 2003, when 1,109 babies were given the name, ranking 564th that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 20,836 babies have been named Perla. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Perla by decade
| Decade | Babies named Perla | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 7,059 |
| 1920s | 49 | 6,422 |
| 1930s | 51 | 4,552 |
| 1940s | 63 | 4,742 |
| 1950s | 150 | 3,671 |
| 1960s | 279 | 2,936 |
| 1970s | 776 | 1,674 |
| 1980s | 1,996 | 1,302 |
| 1990s | 4,611 | 919 |
| 2000s | 7,485 | 564 |
| 2010s | 4,203 | 871 |
| 2020s | 1,166 | 1,894 |
Where Perla is heading
Perla has fallen 70% over the past decade, from 443 babies in 2015 to 132 in 2025.
Names like Perla
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Perla.