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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Pearlene

Pearlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 885th; the most babies were born in 1938 (64). More babies were named Pearlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193864 babies
Total since 1880
1,958babies recorded

Pearlene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,6999
1960#3,17516
1950#1,40343
1940#1,04348
1930#1,17641
1920#1,74324
1910#1,31913
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Pearlene, counting every spelling?

Pearlene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Pearlene?

About 800 people born in the US named Pearlene are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 70 and 83. That makes Pearlene a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Pearlene by state

How common Pearlene was among girls born in each state in 1936–1940, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.7×), North Carolina (3.3×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAR0.18Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNC0.16South Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesSC0.15District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesMS0.27Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Pearlene, girls, 1936–1940. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Pearlene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pearlene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Pearlene

How popular is the name Pearlene?

Pearlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 885th; the most babies were born in 1938 (64). More babies were named Pearlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Pearlene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,958 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Pearlene most popular?

In 1936–1940, Pearlene was most common in Mississippi (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and North Carolina.