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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Pearline

Pearline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 485th; the most babies were born in 1927 (187). More babies were named Pearline in the 1920s 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
1927187 babies
Total since 1880
6,262babies recorded

Pearline popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#6,20311
1970#2,49930
1960#1,66746
1950#1,00583
1940#638123
1930#582139
1920#614135
1910#65643
1900#1,09513
1890——
1880——

How popular is Pearline, counting every spelling?

Pearline has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Pearline?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Pearline are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 83. That makes Pearline 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.

Pearline by state

How common Pearline was among girls born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.4×), Arkansas (4.9×), South Carolina (4.7×), Alabama (4.1×), Georgia (2.8×). In 37 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMO0.14Kentucky: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesKY0.11West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 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: 0.69 per 1,000 babiesAR0.69Tennessee: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesTN0.37North Carolina: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesNC0.36South Carolina: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesSC0.67District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesOK0.25Louisiana: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesLA0.37Mississippi: 0.76 per 1,000 babiesMS0.76Alabama: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesAL0.58Georgia: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesGA0.39Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesTX0.28Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Pearline, girls, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Pearline

How popular is the name Pearline?

Pearline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 485th; the most babies were born in 1927 (187). More babies were named Pearline in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Pearline a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6,262 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Pearline most popular?

In 1925–1929, Pearline was most common in Mississippi (0.76 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and South Carolina.