Girls' name · since 1972
Perlita
310 babies named Perlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Perlita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 310 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Perlita recorded 310 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2021.
- #15,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perlita ranks #15,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Perlita's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Perlita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Perlita's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Perlita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2021
- Peak year (1983)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Perlita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (124 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Perlita's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Perlita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 124 births (40% of all-time use).
Perlita by state
Where Perlita concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 28.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 8.7% |
89 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Perlita's data
- Perlita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Perlitas (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Perlita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1972–2021 (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 Perlita 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.