Recorded 1918–1947 Girls' name Peak 1946 46 births

Pearlia — girls' name

46 babies named Pearlia in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s211940s19
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Pearlia was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pearlia in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pearlia

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Pearlia between 1918 and 1947, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pearlia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pearlia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pearlia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pearlia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pearlia at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

46

Since 1918

30 years of records

Peak year

1946

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1918

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1947

Pearlia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1918

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1946)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 19471946194319291927192319201918 6

Pearlia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 46% of Pearlia's all-time total
1910s61920s211940s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pearlia?
46 babies have been named Pearlia since 1918. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1946 with 8 births.
When was Pearlia most popular?
Pearlia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Pearlia been used?
Pearlia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 30 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Pearlia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pearl, Pearlie, Pearline, Pearle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.