NameTides

Perla

Perla was the #1,587 girls' name in the US in 2025 (132 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Perla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Perla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Perla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,587 (132)#3,035 (8)—#2,282 (9)
2024#1,305 (176)#2,001 (14)—#2,445 (8)
2023#1,179 (203)#2,928 (8)—#2,203 (9)
2022#1,163 (208)#1,452 (21)—#2,553 (7)
2021#1,207 (198)#2,073 (13)—#1,876 (11)
2020#1,011 (249)#1,846 (15)—#2,591 (7)
2019#1,069 (236)#2,170 (12)—#1,186 (21)
2018#924 (289)#1,788 (16)#896 (3)#1,259 (19)
2017#794 (345)#2,090 (13)—#1,382 (17)
2016#704 (407)#3,214 (7)—#1,533 (15)
2015#648 (443)#2,496 (10)—#1,757 (12)
2014#646 (441)#2,314 (11)—#1,395 (17)
2013#674 (423)#1,774 (16)#894 (3)#1,913 (11)
2012#452 (690)#2,969 (8)#907 (3)#1,787 (12)
2011#644 (444)#2,150 (12)—#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2003 at #282.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Perla is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Perla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,053CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #878TXFlorida: #1,243FL
Perla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PerlaCanadaGirls#2,2829
PerlaEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
PerlaIrelandGirls—too few
PerlaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PerlaUSGirls#1,587132
PerlaUSBoys—too few