Girls' name · since 1891
Pearlee
Since 1891, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Pearlee, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearlee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 230 recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlee has been recorded 230 times among girls since 1891, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1952.
- #18,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlee ranks #18,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearlee's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Pearlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pearlee's full recorded timeline at 1921, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pearlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1952
- Peak year (1925)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Pearlee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Pearlee's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Pearlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (39% of all-time use).
Pearlee by state
Where Pearlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pearlee's data
- Pearlee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Pearlees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Pearlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1891–1952 (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 Pearlee 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.