Perla

Meaning: Pearl
Origin: Spanish — From the word perla, shared with Italian

Girl's name · #1590 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Perla's best rank, #282, came in 2003; it has stepped well back to #1590 today. Roughly 21,000 girls have been named Perla since 1918.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#97 in Italy (2024) · #274 in Mexico (2024) · #501 in Sweden (2025) · #838 in Austria (2025) · #1,072 in France (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,357 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,596 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #258 in Puerto Rico (2024) · #896 in Ireland (2018) and 2 more.

Famous Perlas

Perla Haney-Jardine — American actress (born 1997)
Perla Bautista — Filipino actress (born 1940)
Perla Batalla — American singer-songwriter (born 1950)
Perla Liberatori — Italian voice actress (born 1981)
Perla Cristal — Argentine actress and vedette and singer (born 1937)

In stories & tradition

Perla del Llobregat^ca — Processional giant
Perla Mouse — Cinderella (film)

What Perlas become

Among 94 notable people named Perla:

Entertainers appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Perla Haney-Jardine, American actress (born 1997).

Similar names: Aracely · Perry · Shayla · Amya · Paola · Isela

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