Pearl vs Pearline

Side-by-side comparison of Pearl and Pearline — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Pearl

Girl name · Rank #800

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Name B

Pearline

Girl name

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Metric Pearl Pearline
Current Rank #800 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 158,735 6,262
Peak Year 1918 1927
Peak Year Births 4,521 187
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Pearl Pearline
1880ss 10,903 5
1890ss 19,054 50
1900ss 20,913 202
1910ss 33,834 750
1920ss 32,774 1,534
1930ss 13,295 1,415
1940ss 7,778 1,068
1950ss 4,757 711
1960ss 2,594 334
1970ss 1,471 110
1980ss 1,638 58
1990ss 1,508 20
2000ss 2,238 —
2010ss 4,159 5
2020ss 1,819 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pearl Pearline
2014 454 —
2015 461 —
2016 549 5
2017 455 —
2018 459 —
2019 387 —
2020 351 —
2021 385 —
2022 382 —
2023 351 —
2024 350 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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