Entry № 0980 · Latin origin

Perpetua Perpetua — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ per-PET-yoo-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin

Meaning

"Everlasting, eternal"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Latin)

The meaning

A name that means "everlasting, eternal".

Perpetua is the Latin word for "everlasting." Saint Perpetua was the noble Roman woman martyred in Carthage in 203 CE; her prison diary (The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity) is one of the earliest surviving Christian texts written by a woman.

Perpetua is rare but distinctive.

Everlasting. The Roman martyr who wrote her prison diary.

Popularity

Where Perpetua stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Perpetua · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Perpetuas before her.

Real people

Saint Perpetua

Carthaginian Christian martyr.

c. 182 – 203 CE

In fiction

Perpetua

Common in Catholic literature.

Names connected to Perpetua.

Numerology

The number behind Perpetua.

The Authority

Perpetua reduces to eight — the number of Christian witness.

Parents on Perpetua

Why families chose this name.

"The Carthaginian martyr. Eight letters. Perpetua."

Catherine · Mother of one · Boston