Girls' name · since 1880
Pearle
Pearle has 2,821 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,821
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pearle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,821 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Pearle recorded 2,821 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #3,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,821 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearle ranks #3,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,821 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,821
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pearle's 2,821 recorded births place it above 94.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Pearle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pearle's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pearle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1919)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Pearle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (715 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Pearle's strongest decade.
715 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Pearle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
417 births
- 1890s
1890s
495 births
- 1900s
1900s
449 births
- 1910s
1910s
715 births
- 1920s
1920s
523 births
- 1930s 103
1930s
103 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 715 births (25% of all-time use).
How Pearle 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 Pearle's total volume
Pearle by state
Where Pearle concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 6.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 56 | 2.0% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 28 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 11 | 0.4% |
193 of 2,821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Pearle appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pearle's data
- Pearle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (715 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Pearles (193 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pearle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Pearle 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.