Meaning of the namePerla
Perla is a female name, the Italian and Spanish form of the name Pearl, and comes from the word perla, 'pearl'.
- People (2022)
- 4,560
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,929
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,551
- people
Perla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Perla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,462 people).
4,538 women 22 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Perla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Perla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 972 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 693 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 353 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 284 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 265 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 199 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 198 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 187 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 172 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 169 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 137 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 132 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 102 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 50 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Perla
Behind the Name describes Perla as the Italian form (also used in Spanish) of the English name Pearl, rooted in the word perla, "pearl"; Pearl comes from the English word for pearl, from Medieval Latin perla. Wiktionary records perla in Spanish and in Italian as the name of the pearl, of uncertain origin and related to French perle and Portuguese pérola. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,560 people named Perla, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Perla · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: perla · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Pearl · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Perla
What does the name Perla mean?
Perla means “pearl”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Perla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,560 people with the first name Perla, which ranks it number 2,929 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Perla a boy's or a girl's name?
Perla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,538 women and 22 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Perla?
Perla is a name of Spanish and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Perla most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Perla (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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