How Many People Are Named Perlina?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Perlina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 84 years old, and Perlina peaked in popularity in 1920 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perlina 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 Perlina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 84, Perlina is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1952.
- Perlina is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
84
years old
Peak Year
1920
7 births
Total Registered
38
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perlina
Perlina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 38 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Perlina as a female name
Ranked #5,205 in 1943
5 female births in 1943
Peak: 1920 (7 births)
Perlina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perlina span from the 1890s to the 1940s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 13 babies were registered. While Perlina is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Perlina by Decade
How has Perlina 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.
Perlina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perlina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perlina
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perlina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perlina?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Perlina 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Perlina a common name?
Perlina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perlina most popular?
Perlina reached peak popularity in 1920, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perlina is approximately 84 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perlina a female name?
Perlina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perlina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perlina Smith, Perlina Johnson, Perlina 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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