Is Perla a boy or girl name?
Perla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 175 girls and 0 boys were named Perla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 20,699 US babies named Perla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,309
- Babies named Perla since 1918
- 20,699
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,109 babies
Boys and girls named Perla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 279 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 776 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,991 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 25 | 4,584 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,485 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,203 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,031 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,309 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,180 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,165 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,210 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,018 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,072 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 289 | #927 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 345 | #795 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 407 | #705 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 443 | #648 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 441 | #648 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 423 | #674 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 690 | #452 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 444 | #644 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 485 | #607 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 581 | #524 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 662 | #479 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 803 | #406 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 843 | #385 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 865 | #365 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 878 | #361 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #282 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 701 | #414 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 533 | #510 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 510 | #519 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 472 | #537 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 522 | #487 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 480 | #507 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,130 | 485 | #495 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 502 | #491 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,541 | 481 | #521 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 478 | #514 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 408 | #571 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,371 | 400 | #579 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,133 | 356 | #630 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 267 | #736 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 222 | #822 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 216 | #814 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,535 | 227 | #763 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 204 | #808 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 210 | #770 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 166 | #908 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 158 | #946 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 155 | #953 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 166 | #911 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 144 | #992 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,173 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,354 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,279 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,396 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,442 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,506 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,451 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,958 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,492 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,873 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,539 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,235 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,729 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,291 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,063 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,342 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,795 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,217 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,298 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,902 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,458 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,524 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,865 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,279 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,158 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,289 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,882 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,563 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,938 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,646 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,525 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,332 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,099 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,515 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,696 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,047 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,109 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,820 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,424 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,100 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,135 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,692 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,822 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,352 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,852 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,895 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,969 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,602 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,190 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Perla reached #6,371 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #282 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.