Girls' name · since 1883
Pearla
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 559 babies named Pearla, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
559 babies have been named Pearla since 1883, making it today's #11963 girls' name.
Pearla has 559 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11963 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #11,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,963 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearla ranks #11,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,963 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 559 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pearla's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pearla compares
559 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pearla's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pearla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pearla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pearla's full recorded timeline at 1992, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pearla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Pearla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Pearla's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Pearla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (24% of all-time use).
How Pearla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pearla's total volume
Pearla by state
Where Pearla concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 6.1% |
68 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pearla's data
- Pearla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pearlas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pearla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
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, 1883–2025 (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 Pearla 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.