The baby name Perl is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɝl/ (US), /pɜːl/ (UK) — pronounced like "purl".
Perl is English in Origin.
The baby name Perl is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɝl/ (US), /pɜːl/ (UK) — pronounced like "purl".
Perl is English in Origin.
Perl is a traditional Yiddish given name, borne mainly in Ashkenazi Jewish communities, meaning “pearl.” It aligns with the English gem name Pearl, ultimately from Old French perle and Latin perla; related forms include German/French Perle and Spanish/Italian Perla, while the Yiddish variant Perel is common. A Hebrew semantic counterpart is Pnina. The name evokes the jewel’s associations with rarity, purity, modest elegance, and hard-won wisdom.
Documented across 18th–early 20th-century Eastern Europe and among immigrants, Perl appears frequently in civil and synagogue records, sometimes paired with the Hebrew name Pnina. In the Anglophone world it also served as a variant spelling of Pearl during the late-Victorian and Edwardian vogue for jewel names. Present usage is uncommon yet vintage-fresh; a contemporary footnote is its association with the programming language Perl. Variants and diminutives include Perel, Perle, Pearle, Perlie, and Perla.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #380 | 11 | 13,098 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #894 | 23 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,120 | 57 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Perl is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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