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Perpetua

/pɚˈpɛtʃuə/ · 100% girls · 22 born in 2025

Perpetua has been given to about 199 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/pɚˈpɛtʃuə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 198
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Perpetua per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 22
  • Born in 202522
  • All time199

How popular is Perpetua?

Its best year was 2022, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5764th. The typical living American called Perpetua is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Perpetua

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Perla0.49
  2. Petra0.49
  3. Portia0.45

Middle names for Perpetua

Ranked by flow score
  1. Perpetua Rose0.85
  2. Perpetua Louise0.85
  3. Perpetua June0.84
  4. Perpetua Quinn0.84
  5. Perpetua Nell0.84
  6. Perpetua Wren0.83

Sibling names for Perpetua

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.86
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.85
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.85
  4. Elowensister · 0.84
  5. Laylanisister · 0.84
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.84

Where Perpetua is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Perpetua White0.80
    2. Perpetua Reyes0.80
    3. Perpetua Nguyen0.80
    4. Perpetua Moore0.80
    5. Perpetua Lee0.80
    6. Perpetua Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Perpetua

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.