Perla ranks #854 with 138 female registrations. The name is the Spanish and Italian word for pearl, and on a pet license usually carries the same dual-source logic as Bella or Luna: heritage households using their language naturally, alongside English-speaking households drawn to the romance-language sound.
The pearl-meaning cluster
Perla sits with Pearl, Margot, and Margaret in the cluster of pearl-meaning feminine names that have been used for centuries across European languages. The Spanish form Perla lands disproportionately on Spanish-speaking and bilingual household pets, particularly white or pale-coated dogs and cats where the descriptor element matches the literal meaning. The Cinderella franchise (Lucifer the cat's sister Perla, a cute Disney mouse) provides a children's-media adoption layer for younger audiences.
Sound and breed lean
Two syllables, front-stressed (PER-la), with a soft P opening, a rolled R, and an open -a close. The name calls clearly outdoors with a rhythmic confidence. Perla lands with notable concentration on white or cream-coated breeds: Maltese, Bichons, white Pomeranians, and Persian cats. See Maltese names for the cluster fit.
The counter-reading
The honest read is that Perla in non-Spanish-speaking households can read as aspirational rather than authentic. The human Perla page shows steady SSA presence primarily in Hispanic-American communities. Households who want the same gem-descriptor register without the heritage-question might consider Pearl directly, or Ruby.