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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.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /pɝl/ (US), /pɜːl/ (UK) — pronounced like "purl"

What is the meaning of the name Perl ?

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.

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Perl – Popularity by country

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:

United States
New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States
AE
BH
BN

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People also ask about Perl

Perl is predominantly a girl's name.
Perl is a one syllable name, pronounced /pɝl/ (US), /pɜːl/ (UK) — pronounced like "purl".
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pearl, Perle, Perla and Pearla.
Across languages, Perl has these equivalents: Pearl (English), Perla (Spanish/Italian), Perle (French), Margaret (Greek origin, means "pearl"), Margarita (Spanish), and 2 more.
Somewhat — Perl ranked #894 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.
Perl's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #910 in 2014 to #894 in 2024 in United States.