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Perina

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How to Pronounce Perina

Pronounced puh-REE-nuh /pəˈriːnə/Medium

Meaning: Perina reads as a feminine form in the Peter family, close to Italian Pierina and French Perrine; those trace to Greek petros meaning rock, giving Perina the sense of little rock or steadfast.Low

In 30 seconds: Perina is a rare feminine name in the Peter family, from Greek meaning rock. Said puh-REE-nuh, it appeared for a small number of American girls in a narrow early-century window.
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Origin LowItalian, Greek
MeaningPerina reads as a feminine form in the Peter family, close to Italian Pierina and French Perrine; those trace to Greek petros meaning rock, giving Perina the sense of little rock or steadfast.
U.S. rank (1925)#5606 ↘ Falling
1925 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1922
Total births (all-time)≈ 96

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192219111925

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Perina reached a small number of girls in the early twentieth century, appearing only briefly around the nineteen-tens and twenties. As a feminine of Peter through forms like Pierina and Perrine, it carries the Greek petros, rock, and reads as a heritage-flavored name.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and its window was short. A girl named Perina then would be past a hundred today. The name keeps a delicate, Italianate sound and its steadfast rock meaning.

Did you know? Perina belongs with Pierina and Perrine, feminine forms of Peter that turn the apostle's rock-solid name into soft, diminutive girls' names across Italy and France.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Perina — Feminine tied to Peter (cf. Pierina, Perrine), from Greek petros, rock

Variations

PierinaPerrinePetrina

Nicknames

RinaPeriNina

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Petrina— a like feminine of Peter
Serafina— a same-era Italian -ina name
Paolina— echoes that soft -na sound
Philana— another Greek name
Giavanna— shares the -na ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Perina mean?

It is a feminine form tied to Peter, from Greek petros meaning rock or stone.

How do you pronounce Perina?

It is said puh-REE-nuh /pəˈriːnə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Perina a boy or girl name?

Perina is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Perina?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year during the nineteen-tens and twenties.

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