Girls' name · since 1914
Pearlina
Pearlina has 168 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
168 girls have been named Pearlina since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlina has been recorded 168 times among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 2018.
- #21,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 168 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearlina ranks #21,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearlina's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Pearlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pearlina splits its recorded history at 1934: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pearlina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2018
- Peak year (1925)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Pearlina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (66 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Pearlina's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Pearlina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 66 births (39% of all-time use).
Pearlina by state
Where Pearlina concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pearlina's data
- Pearlina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Pearlinas (5 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 Pearlina: 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 (~104 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, 1914–2018 (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 Pearlina 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.