Recorded 1885–1927 Girls' name Peak 1911 187 births

Pairlee — girls' name

187 babies named Pairlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1911. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s141890s311900s311910s651920s46
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Pairlee was born in this single decade.

1911
Single peak year

10 babies were named Pairlee in 1911 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pairlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Pairlee between 1885 and 1927, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pairlee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1911, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pairlee performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Pairlee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pairlee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pairlee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pairlee at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

187

Since 1885

43 years of records

Peak year

1911

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1885

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1927

Pairlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1885

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1911)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 19271922191819141910190218951885 5

Pairlee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
65 births that decade — 35% of Pairlee's all-time total
1880s141890s311900s311910s651920s46

Pairlee by state

Where Pairlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pairlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 2.7%
Arkansas share of Pairlee's total US births 2.7%

5 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pairlee?
187 babies have been named Pairlee since 1885. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1911 with 10 births.
When was Pairlee most popular?
Pairlee was most popular in the 1910s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1911.
Where is Pairlee most popular?
The top states for the name Pairlee are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Pairlee been used?
Pairlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 43 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Pairlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paige, Paisley, Paislee, Paityn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.