How Many People Are Named Perlita?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Perlita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Perlita peaked in popularity in 1983 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Perlita 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 Perlita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1983
20 births
Total Registered
310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Perlita
Perlita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 310 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Perlita as a female name
Ranked #17,074 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1983 (20 births)
Perlita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Perlita span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 124 babies were registered. Perlita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Perlita by Decade
How has Perlita 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.
Perlita by State
Perlita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Perlita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Perlita
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Perlita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Perlita?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Perlita 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 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Perlita a common name?
Perlita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Perlita most popular?
Perlita reached peak popularity in 1983, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Perlita is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Perlita a female name?
Perlita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Perlita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Perlita Smith, Perlita Johnson, Perlita 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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