How Many People Are Named Perla?
An estimated 19,993 people in the United States have the first name Perla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Perla peaked in popularity in 2003 with 1,109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Perla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,993
About 1 in 17,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
1,109 births
Total Registered
20,699
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perla
Perla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,699 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Perla as a male name
Ranked #10,130 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1991 (8 births)
Perla as a female name
Ranked #1,309 in 2024
175 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (1,109 births)
Perla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perla span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 7,485 babies were registered. Perla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Perla by Decade
How has Perla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Perla by State
Birth registrations for Perla span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky. On average, about 491 Perlas were registered per state.
Perla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perla
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perla?
We estimate approximately 19,993 people named Perla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Perla a common name?
Perla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,699 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perla most popular?
Perla reached peak popularity in 2003, when 1,109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perla is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perla a female name?
Perla is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perla Smith, Perla Johnson, Perla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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