Pearl
#776 for girls in 2025, 350 births · Last seen for boys in 1983 at #6,238
Given to girls 97.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1900 · 2,512 births
- Debut · girls
- 569 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 47 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 159,088since 1880
Pearl over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #776 | 350 | — | |
| 2024 | #801 | 351 | — | |
| 2023 | #800 | 351 | — | |
| 2022 | #754 | 382 | — | |
| 2021 | #740 | 385 | — | |
| 2020 | #776 | 351 | — | |
| 2019 | #729 | 387 | — | |
| 2018 | #644 | 460 | — | |
| 2017 | #651 | 455 | — | |
| 2016 | #567 | 549 | — | |
| 2015 | #624 | 461 | — | |
| 2014 | #629 | 454 | — | |
| 2013 | #672 | 424 | — | |
| 2012 | #755 | 368 | — | |
| 2011 | #806 | 335 | — | |
| 2010 | #960 | 267 | — | |
| 2009 | #983 | 269 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,016 | 259 | — | |
| 2007 | #991 | 269 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,045 | 245 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,203 | 190 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,152 | 196 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,084 | 203 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,068 | 199 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,035 | 208 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,046 | 200 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,191 | 162 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,150 | 164 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,273 | 138 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,056 | 175 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,113 | 159 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,138 | 156 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,126 | 157 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,215 | 142 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,253 | 131 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,066 | 148 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,081 | 141 | — | |
| 1986 | #973 | 162 | — | |
| 1985 | #945 | 165 | — | |
| 1984 | #887 | 169 | — | |
| 1983 | #880 | 172 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #824 | 190 | — | |
| 1981 | #846 | 184 | — | |
| 1980 | #900 | 168 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #995 | 143 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,031 | 132 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,062 | 123 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #917 | 143 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #891 | 148 | — | |
| 1974 | #876 | 148 | — | |
| 1973 | #882 | 142 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #804 | 168 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #842 | 163 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #840 | 161 | — | |
| 1969 | #876 | 143 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #757 | 172 | — | |
| 1967 | #738 | 175 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #701 | 195 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #596 | 259 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #587 | 284 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #590 | 284 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #509 | 364 | — | |
| 1961 | #524 | 346 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #505 | 372 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #518 | 350 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #483 | 388 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #447 | 443 | #1,887 | 18 |
| 1956 | #420 | 468 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1955 | #405 | 465 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1954 | #388 | 492 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #375 | 516 | #1,900 | 17 |
| 1952 | #363 | 516 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #347 | 531 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #320 | 588 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #323 | 575 | #1,667 | 20 |
| 1948 | #290 | 690 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #293 | 713 | #1,316 | 31 |
| 1946 | #284 | 677 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1945 | #265 | 654 | #1,270 | 27 |
| 1944 | #238 | 756 | #1,235 | 29 |
| 1943 | #223 | 879 | #1,018 | 43 |
| 1942 | #191 | 1,092 | #1,036 | 42 |
| 1941 | #211 | 835 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #197 | 907 | #1,251 | 29 |
| 1939 | #197 | 902 | #867 | 50 |
| 1938 | #189 | 1,005 | #951 | 44 |
| 1937 | #187 | 1,024 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #172 | 1,120 | #989 | 40 |
| 1935 | #167 | 1,187 | #858 | 53 |
| 1934 | #154 | 1,338 | #1,059 | 38 |
| 1933 | #143 | 1,384 | #875 | 50 |
| 1932 | #138 | 1,618 | #980 | 45 |
| 1931 | #137 | 1,648 | #775 | 65 |
| 1930 | #121 | 2,069 | #782 | 67 |
| 1929 | #114 | 2,172 | #734 | 73 |
| 1928 | #110 | 2,367 | #702 | 81 |
| 1927 | #102 | 2,718 | #726 | 80 |
| 1926 | #96 | 2,899 | #765 | 71 |
| 1925 | #90 | 3,213 | #801 | 68 |
| 1924 | #78 | 3,635 | #716 | 85 |
| 1923 | #78 | 3,543 | #711 | 83 |
| 1922 | #71 | 3,848 | #748 | 78 |
| 1921 | #65 | 4,175 | #698 | 86 |
| 1920 | #62 | 4,204 | #667 | 91 |
| 1919 | #56 | 4,273 | #612 | 98 |
| 1918 | #56 | 4,521 | #611 | 101 |
| 1917 | #57 | 4,232 | #650 | 84 |
| 1916 | #57 | 4,073 | #715 | 70 |
| 1915 | #56 | 3,976 | #576 | 97 |
| 1914 | #56 | 3,223 | #673 | 57 |
| 1913 | #55 | 2,756 | #513 | 70 |
| 1912 | #54 | 2,528 | #552 | 53 |
| 1911 | #48 | 2,075 | #514 | 33 |
| 1910 | #39 | 2,177 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #40 | 2,048 | #371 | 41 |
| 1908 | #39 | 2,075 | #389 | 36 |
| 1907 | #35 | 2,108 | #366 | 37 |
| 1906 | #35 | 2,035 | #355 | 34 |
| 1905 | #31 | 2,108 | #393 | 29 |
| 1904 | #30 | 2,015 | #368 | 30 |
| 1903 | #27 | 2,046 | #312 | 36 |
| 1902 | #28 | 2,100 | #331 | 35 |
| 1901 | #31 | 1,866 | #277 | 38 |
| 1900 | #24 | 2,512 | #337 | 41 |
| 1899 | #27 | 1,999 | #331 | 29 |
| 1898 | #26 | 2,158 | #298 | 39 |
| 1897 | #25 | 2,076 | #263 | 44 |
| 1896 | #25 | 2,101 | #306 | 37 |
| 1895 | #26 | 1,958 | #266 | 45 |
| 1894 | #28 | 1,789 | #231 | 55 |
| 1893 | #26 | 1,796 | #219 | 62 |
| 1892 | #26 | 1,831 | #292 | 39 |
| 1891 | #27 | 1,605 | #297 | 31 |
| 1890 | #24 | 1,741 | #243 | 48 |
| 1889 | #24 | 1,588 | #229 | 50 |
| 1888 | #26 | 1,591 | #212 | 69 |
| 1887 | #25 | 1,316 | #191 | 64 |
| 1886 | #29 | 1,204 | #182 | 73 |
| 1885 | #26 | 1,146 | #212 | 57 |
| 1884 | #25 | 1,138 | #209 | 62 |
| 1883 | #29 | 886 | #200 | 57 |
| 1882 | #33 | 824 | #215 | 58 |
| 1881 | #38 | 641 | #211 | 52 |
| 1880 | #47 | 569 | #196 | 62 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pearl was already there! It came in at #47, and was given to 569 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1967–1981, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.
Where Pearl is popular in 1948
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#90 · 1 in 312
- District of Columbia#171 · 1 in 1,011
- North Dakota#173 · 1 in 1,123
- New Mexico#186 · 1 in 846
- Virginia#189 · 1 in 1,112
Best ever in a state: #13 in Wyoming, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #90 | 17 | 1 in 312 |
| District of Columbia | #171 | 11 | 1 in 1,011 |
| North Dakota | #173 | 6 | 1 in 1,123 |
| New Mexico | #186 | 10 | 1 in 846 |
| Virginia | #189 | 32 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Mississippi | #191 | 31 | 1 in 922 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 29 | 1 in 948 |
| Maryland | #201 | 17 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Arizona | #210 | 8 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Maine | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,534 |
| West Virginia | #219 | 15 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Louisiana | #222 | 28 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Oregon | #224 | 9 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Arkansas | #239 | 15 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Kentucky | #255 | 17 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Pennsylvania | #260 | 41 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Missouri | #261 | 17 | 1 in 2,288 |
| New York | #262 | 59 | 1 in 2,396 |
| North Carolina | #262 | 25 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Oklahoma | #267 | 10 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Utah | #269 | 5 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Alabama | #272 | 20 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Tennessee | #274 | 17 | 1 in 2,235 |
| Minnesota | #276 | 11 | 1 in 2,904 |
| Colorado | #279 | 7 | 1 in 2,072 |
| Georgia | #280 | 20 | 1 in 2,106 |
| Massachusetts | #285 | 12 | 1 in 3,830 |
| Michigan | #297 | 22 | 1 in 3,160 |
| California | #315 | 43 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Florida | #322 | 11 | 1 in 2,434 |
| New Jersey | #325 | 11 | 1 in 3,899 |
| Illinois | #342 | 22 | 1 in 3,808 |
| Ohio | #375 | 18 | 1 in 4,723 |
| Wisconsin | #378 | 6 | 1 in 5,990 |
| Iowa | #394 | 5 | 1 in 5,328 |
| Washington | #423 | 5 | 1 in 4,959 |
| Indiana | #456 | 6 | 1 in 6,845 |
| Texas | #600 | 14 | 1 in 6,534 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Pearl
- 25 spots since 2024 (#801 → #776)
- Same as 2020 (#776)
- 152 spots since 2015 (#624 → #776)
- Biggest jump: 154 spots in 2011 (#960 → #806)
- Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1977 (#917 → #1,062)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #24 (2,512 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 35 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1880–1926
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1976
- Highest: 1 in 109 girls born in 1890 were named Pearl (0.91%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,592 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #24 in 1900, was only 1 in 119 (0.84%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.3% of all girls named Pearl (33,834) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10,903 | #24 (1889) | #30 |
| 1890s | 19,054 | #24 (1890) | #26 |
| 1900s | 20,913 | #24 (1900) | #32 |
| 1910s | 33,834 | #39 (1910) | #53 |
| 1920s | 32,774 | #62 (1920) | #87 |
| 1930s | 13,295 | #121 (1930) | #161 |
| 1940s | 7,778 | #191 (1942) | #252 |
| 1950s | 4,757 | #320 (1950) | #407 |
| 1960s | 2,594 | #505 (1960) | #638 |
| 1970s | 1,471 | #804 (1972) | #914 |
| 1980s | 1,639 | #824 (1982) | #957 |
| 1990s | 1,508 | #1,056 (1996) | #1,186 |
| 2000s | 2,238 | #983 (2009) | #1,062 |
| 2010s | 4,160 | #567 (2016) | #704 |
| 2020s | 2,170 | #740 (2021) | #775 |
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.
Pearl in 1948
Top girls' names in 1948
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
girls
1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 2,461 of them was named Pearl, which outranked 95.2% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 92,348 of them was named Pearl, which outranked 59.4% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,656Terance20
- #1,656Vann20
- #1,656Worth20
- #1,703Pearl19
- #1,703Ace19
- #1,703Adelbert19
- #1,703Ann19
- #1,758Adalberto18
- #1,758Aldon18
- #1,758Antoine18
Tied with 54 names at #1,703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.