Perla
Perla is a female given name: 100% of people named Perla are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Iceland, Spain
- US births since 1880
- 30 male / 19,105 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Perla
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Perla," in English, "Guten Tag Perla," in German. Perla is a female given name: about 100% of people named Perla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Perla,
German
Guten Tag Perla,
French
Bonjour Perla,
Spanish
Estimado/a Perla:
Chinese
Perla您好：
Japanese
Perla様
English
Hi Perla,
German
Hi Perla,
French
Salut Perla,
Spanish
Hola Perla,
Chinese
Perla你好：
Japanese
Perlaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
30 male · 19,105 female · 19,135 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Perla a male or female name?
Perla is a female given name: 100% of people named Perla are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Perla in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Perla," in English, "Guten Tag Perla," in German. Perla is a female given name: about 100% of people named Perla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Perla a unisex name?
Perla is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Perla are men. Perla leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Perla a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/perla (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_perla,
title = {Is Perla a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/perla},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}