Perla is a distinctive choice, ranked #3035 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Perla in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3035
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About the Name Perla
Perla has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 155 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1452 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2005.
Perla is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Perla in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Perla
Gustavo Perla — Gustavo José Perla is a Uruguayan former footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.
Perla Helou — Perla Helou (Arabic: بيرلا حلو) is a Lebanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon in 2017.
Alfonso Perla — Alfonso Alberto Perla Fuentes is a Salvadoran professional football player, who most recently played for Vista Hermosa in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Perla
Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Perla per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Perla in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Perla is declining: down 1,189 places since 2020, to #3,035 in 2025. It peaked at #1,452 in 2022.
Perla is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Perla include: Gustavo Perla, Perla Helou and Alfonso Perla. Short summaries for each appear below.
Perla does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Perlas in the wild.
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UK babies named Perla (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1189 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Perla
Almost certainly the only Perla in the class
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UK Popularity (2005–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Perla
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alfonso Alberto Perla Fuentes is a Salvadoran professional football player, who most recently played for Vista Hermosa in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
Perla Sousi is a Greek mathematician specialising in probability theory, a professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMSS) at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Distrito La Perla is a mixed-use development featuring a 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft) shopping center that opened in 2021 in affluent Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco state, Mexico.