Pearlie
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,537
Given to girls 96.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1887 · 65 births
- Debut · girls
- 16 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 18,129since 1880
Pearlie over time
Rank among girls' names. Pearlie has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | — | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | — | |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | — | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | — | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,137 | 38 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,522 | 29 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,909 | 39 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,921 | 37 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,528 | 53 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,265 | 76 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,188 | 84 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,090 | 99 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #1,108 | 98 | — | |
| 1960 | #987 | 118 | — | |
| 1959 | #866 | 141 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #818 | 152 | — | |
| 1957 | #795 | 161 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #789 | 157 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #677 | 191 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #628 | 210 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #633 | 198 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #524 | 261 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #537 | 243 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #503 | 258 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #440 | 325 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #437 | 328 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #475 | 300 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #426 | 327 | — | |
| 1945 | #406 | 305 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #380 | 347 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #401 | 333 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #363 | 374 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #375 | 327 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #345 | 349 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #349 | 336 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #339 | 353 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #315 | 390 | #1,481 | 21 |
| 1936 | #358 | 313 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #361 | 308 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #365 | 300 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #364 | 303 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #348 | 330 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #374 | 295 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #372 | 330 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #337 | 366 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #341 | 388 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #356 | 363 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #355 | 350 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #347 | 379 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #386 | 314 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #373 | 317 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #359 | 338 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #356 | 345 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #374 | 311 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #338 | 355 | #1,811 | 18 |
| 1918 | #367 | 312 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #378 | 282 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #382 | 270 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1915 | #383 | 250 | #1,505 | 21 |
| 1914 | #357 | 223 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #341 | 200 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #323 | 197 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #310 | 163 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #291 | 176 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #307 | 140 | — | |
| 1908 | #304 | 137 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #302 | 134 | — | |
| 1906 | #310 | 118 | — | |
| 1905 | #283 | 136 | — | |
| 1904 | #297 | 117 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #293 | 112 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #274 | 129 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #279 | 113 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #274 | 140 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #299 | 97 | — | |
| 1898 | #297 | 109 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #275 | 105 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #305 | 91 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #267 | 109 | — | |
| 1894 | #281 | 98 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #280 | 89 | — | |
| 1892 | #278 | 92 | — | |
| 1891 | #287 | 76 | — | |
| 1890 | #284 | 78 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #289 | 68 | — | |
| 1888 | #270 | 73 | — | |
| 1887 | #262 | 65 | — | |
| 1886 | #326 | 42 | — | |
| 1885 | #296 | 45 | — | |
| 1884 | #398 | 25 | — | |
| 1883 | #306 | 33 | — | |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 | — | |
| 1881 | #346 | 22 | #706 | 7 |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pearlie was already there! It came in at #421, and was given to 16 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993–2012, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Pearlie is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#214 · 1 in 1,082
- South Carolina#301 · 1 in 1,900
- Alabama#339 · 1 in 2,528
- Arkansas#389 · 1 in 2,967
- Georgia#418 · 1 in 3,729
Best ever in a state: #68 in Mississippi, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #214 | 24 | 1 in 1,082 |
| South Carolina | #301 | 14 | 1 in 1,900 |
| Alabama | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Arkansas | #389 | 6 | 1 in 2,967 |
| Georgia | #418 | 12 | 1 in 3,729 |
| Louisiana | #459 | 11 | 1 in 3,604 |
| Tennessee | #479 | 7 | 1 in 5,227 |
| Kentucky | #528 | 5 | 1 in 6,597 |
| North Carolina | #564 | 7 | 1 in 7,011 |
| Florida | #569 | 8 | 1 in 6,101 |
| Illinois | #760 | 9 | 1 in 12,042 |
| Texas | #1,167 | 6 | 1 in 18,963 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Pearlie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 102 spots in 1885 (#398 → #296)
- Biggest drop: 121 spots in 1960 (#866 → #987)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #262 (65 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 82 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Highest: 1 in 2,047 girls born in 1902 were named Pearlie (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,430 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #262 in 1887, was only 1 in 2,246 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.1% of all girls named Pearlie (3,471) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 413 | #262 (1887) | #327 |
| 1890s | 944 | #267 (1895) | #285 |
| 1900s | 1,276 | #274 (1900) | #292 |
| 1910s | 2,428 | #291 (1910) | #347 |
| 1920s | 3,471 | #337 (1929) | #358 |
| 1930s | 3,258 | #315 (1937) | #355 |
| 1940s | 3,315 | #345 (1940) | #405 |
| 1950s | 1,972 | #503 (1950) | #677 |
| 1960s | 685 | #987 (1960) | #1,503 |
| 1970s | 206 | #2,137 (1971) | #3,719 |
| 1980s | 90 | #4,978 (1980) | #7,490 |
| 1990s | 40 | #4,868 (1990) | #9,326 |
| 2000s | 5 | #15,784 (2003) | #15,784 |
| 2010s | 20 | #10,866 (2015) | #14,071 |
| 2020s | 6 | #13,462 (2023) | #13,462 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Pearlie in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 14,351 of them was named Pearlie, which outranked 88.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #860Miranda142
- #860Twyla142
- #860Zelda142
- #866Pearlie141
- #866Jeanna141
- #866Martina141
- #866May141
- #871Barbra140
- #871Earline140
- #871Edie140
Tied with 4 names at #866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 426,904 of them was named Pearlie, which outranked 12.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 584 names at #3,988; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.