girl's name
Perlita
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 310
Perlita is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Perlita is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1983, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Perlita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 124 |
| 1990s | 80 |
| 2000s | 42 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 5 |
How popular is Perlita?
In 2021, Perlita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Perlita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Perlita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Perlita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Perlita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Perlita
How popular is the name Perlita?
In 2021, Perlita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Perlita a girl's or a boy's name?
Perlita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Perlita most popular?
Perlita peaked in 1983, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.