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Perla

Perla is a girl's name meaning "Italian/Spanish", drawing on Italian roots. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. 2003 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

ItalianItalian/Spanish
EtymologyMeaning "pearl"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
7
1920s
49
1930s
51
1940s
63
1950s
150
1960s
279
1970s
776
1980s
1,996
1990s
4,608
2000s
7,481
2010s
3,675
Peaked in the 2000s · 19,135 total U.S. births since 1900