Girls' name · since 1889
Pearline
6,262 babies named Pearline in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,262
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,262 recorded since 1889.
Pearline has 6,262 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2016.
- #2,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,262 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearline ranks #2,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,262 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,262
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pearline's 6,262 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Pearline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pearline's SSA record in two at 1942 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 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 187, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pearline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2016
- Peak year (1927)
- 187
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Pearline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,534 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Pearline's strongest decade.
1,534 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Pearline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 202
1900s
202 births
- 1910s
1910s
750 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,534 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,415 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,068 births
- 1950s
1950s
711 births
- 1960s 334
1960s
334 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,534 births (24% of all-time use).
How Pearline 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 Pearline's total volume
Pearline by state
Where Pearline concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 616 | 9.8% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 609 | 9.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 514 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 468 | 7.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 444 | 7.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 419 | 6.7% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 376 | 6.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 257 | 4.1% |
616 of 6,262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Pearline appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pearline's data
- Pearline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,534 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 Pearlines (616 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 Pearline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1889–2016 (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 Pearline 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.