Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2019
Perola
Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Perola, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17184
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Perola currently ranks #17184 among girls' names in America, with 23 babies recorded since 2019.
Perola has 23 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17184 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #17184 among girls today
- 23 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Perola is currently the #17184 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 23 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17184
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Perola vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17184
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Perola was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
8 babies were named Perola in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Perola compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Perola's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Perola | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Perola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Perola's full recorded timeline at 2023, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Perola at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,184
Active since
2019
Perola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Perola by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Perola's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Perola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Perola? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 23 babies named Perola. Today it holds rank #17184 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 8 births.
When was Perola most popular? ▼
Perola was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Perola been used? ▼
Records for Perola go back to 2019, giving 6 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Perola? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perla, Persephone, Perry, Peri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Perola
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Perola
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Peri Girl
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Perri Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Perola: #17184 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/perola. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Perola 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 June 2026.