Meaning of the namePérola
- Female
- Italian origin
- Latin origin
- Pé-ro-la
Pérola is a female name taken from the Portuguese word pérola, 'pearl', the gem that forms inside certain mollusks, from Italian perla.
- People (2022)
- 30,391
- Rank in Brazil
- #818
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,870
- people
Pérola in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pérola, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (15,266 people).
30,216 women 175 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 Pérola is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pérola in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.030%
- Amapá 0.030%
- Bahia 0.029%
- Amazonas 0.028%
- Sergipe 0.026%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,852 | 0.030% |
| São Paulo | 4,357 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 4,130 | 0.029% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,509 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,719 | 0.019% |
| Pará | 1,631 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,149 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,115 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 1,095 | 0.028% |
| Ceará | 946 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 848 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 692 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 681 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 664 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 568 | 0.026% |
| Santa Catarina | 540 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 458 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 429 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 426 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 422 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 248 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 221 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 210 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 168 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 159 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 82 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 72 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pérola
The name comes from the common Portuguese word pérola, 'pearl'. Wiktionary gives pérola as coming from Old Galician-Portuguese perla, from Italian perla, and defines the word as the concretion that certain mollusks produce. Aulete gives Italian perla as possibly coming from Vulgar Latin pernula, a diminutive of perna. In a figurative sense, the word refers to something or someone very valuable. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,391 people named Pérola, with a median age of 3; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
This is the spelling of the common word, with an acute accent on the first E, and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Pérola
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Pérola | 30,391 |
| Perolla | 1,263 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: pérola · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Aulete: pérola · aulete.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Pérola
What does the name Pérola mean?
Pérola means “pearl”, according to Wiktionary and Aulete.
How many people are named Pérola in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,391 people with the first name Pérola, which ranks it number 818 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Pérola a boy's or a girl's name?
Pérola is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 30,216 women and 175 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Pérola?
Pérola is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Pérola most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.030% of the state's population is named Pérola (4,852 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Pérola?
Perolla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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