Perla
Meaning
pearl
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Perla peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
4,560 people · the #2,929 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 45,455 · median age 39
Among people named Perla living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1970s as in the 1980s, more than in any other decade.
The census also counted 172 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Perla
Most people given the name Perla in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Perla deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Perla truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Perla fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Perla travels
Mexican American · pearl (Spanish form of Pearl)
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