Pearline vs Pearl

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

Name A

Pearline

Girl name

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Name B

Pearl

Girl name · Rank #800

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Which name is more popular?

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pearline Pearl
2014 — 454
2015 — 461
2016 5 549
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, 1889–2016.

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