Perpetua is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “continuous, perpetual.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Perpetua belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “continuous, perpetual” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Perpetua first appears in Social Security records in 2007. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5761 in 2022, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 177 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Perpetua means “continuous, perpetual” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Perpetua is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Perpetua comes from the Spanish tradition.
Perpetua first appears in US records in 2007. Its best-ever ranking was #5761 in 2022, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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