Given name
Perlina
“resembling a small pearl”
Perlina is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “resembling a small pearl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling a small pearl.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Perlina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1943. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Perlina’s family of names
Perlina has a related form in Perleana. Perlina has a related form in Perleanah. Perlina has a related form in Perleena.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Perleinahvariant
- Perleinavariant
- Perlienahvariant
- Perlienavariant
- Perleanahvariant
- Perleanavariant
- Perleenahvariant
- Perleenavariant
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Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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