Girls' name · since 1905
Pearlena
Pearlena has 335 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearlena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 335 have been recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlena has been recorded 335 times among girls since 1905, 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 1905 to 1966.
- #15,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 335 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlena ranks #15,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 335 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearlena's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Pearlena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pearlena's full recorded timeline at 1935, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pearlena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1966
- Peak year (1937)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Pearlena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Pearlena's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Pearlena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (26% of all-time use).
Pearlena by state
Where Pearlena concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 10 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.8% |
11 of 335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pearlena's data
- Pearlena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Pearlenas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Pearlena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
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, 1905–1966 (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 Pearlena 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.