Perpetua

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning perpetual, continuous, eternal.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Perpetua by the numbers

Perpetua was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that mean eternity

Like Perpetua, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Priscillaancient or venerable; from Priscus587 in the US (2017)
  • Erikaeternal ruler; feminine form of Erik365 in the US (2017)
  • Ericaeternal ruler; a form of Eric67 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amarahimmortal; eternal; a form of Amara52 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Perpetua

RumaysaMadihaIrhaFleurRehmatGurbaniAfiyahAleeha

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