Girls' name · since 1916
Perfecta
Perfecta has 25 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Perfecta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perfecta has been recorded 25 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1946.
- #43,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perfecta ranks #43,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #43,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Perfecta's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Perfecta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Perfecta's full recorded timeline at 1923, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Perfecta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1946
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Perfecta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (14 births, 56% of the file).
1910s was Perfecta's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Perfecta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
Perfecta by state
Where Perfecta concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 44.0% |
11 of 25 births nationwide.
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- Perfecta's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Perfectas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Perfecta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Perfecta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.