Girls' name · since 1885
Pairlee
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 187 babies named Pairlee, peaking in 1911. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pairlee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 187 have been recorded since 1885.
Pairlee has 187 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1927.
- #20,522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 187 born since 1885
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pairlee ranks #20,522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1885, peaking in the 1910s.
- #20,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pairlee's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Pairlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pairlee's SSA record in two at 1913 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1911 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pairlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1927
- Peak year (1911)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Pairlee by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (65 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Pairlee's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Pairlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s
1890s
31 births
- 1900s
1900s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 65 births (35% of all-time use).
Pairlee by state
Where Pairlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 187 births nationwide.
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- Pairlee's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 1920s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arkansas records the most Pairlees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pairlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pairlee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.