Pearl

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Pearl is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 162,657 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 158,735 as girls and 3,922 as boys. Pearl gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #462 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 350
2023 351
2022 382
2021 385
2020 351
2019 387
2018 459
2017 455
2016 549
2015 461
2014 454
2013 424
2012 368
2011 335
2010 267
2009 269
2008 259
2007 269
2006 245
2005 190
2004 196
2003 203
2002 199
2001 208
2000 200
1999 162
1998 164
1997 138
1996 175
1995 159
1994 124
1993 156
1992 157
1991 142
1990 131
1989 140
1988 148
1987 141
1986 162
1985 165
1984 169
1983 176
1982 190
1981 184
1980 174
1979 143
1978 132
1977 130
1976 149
1975 148
1974 148
1973 148
1972 174
1971 172
1970 161
1969 148
1968 172
1967 184
1966 207
1965 267
1964 294
1963 291
1962 364
1961 356
1960 379
1959 361
1958 401
1957 461
1956 484
1955 492
1954 508
1953 533
1952 528
1951 541
1950 606
1949 595
1948 709
1947 744
1946 699
1945 681
1944 785
1943 922
1942 1,134
1941 855
1940 936
1939 952
1938 1,049
1937 1,069
1936 1,160
1935 1,240
1934 1,376
1933 1,434
1932 1,663
1931 1,713
1930 2,136
1929 2,245
1928 2,448
1927 2,798
1926 2,970
1925 3,281
1924 3,720
1923 3,626
1922 3,926
1921 4,261
1920 4,295
1919 4,371
1918 4,622
1917 4,316
1916 4,143
1915 4,073
1914 3,280
1913 2,826
1912 2,581
1911 2,108
1910 2,200
1909 2,089
1908 2,111
1907 2,145
1906 2,069
1905 2,137
1904 2,045
1903 2,082
1902 2,135
1901 1,904
1900 2,553
1899 2,028
1898 2,197
1897 2,120
1896 2,138
1895 2,003
1894 1,844
1893 1,858
1892 1,870
1891 1,636
1890 1,789
1889 1,638
1888 1,660
1887 1,380
1886 1,277
1885 1,203
1884 1,200
1883 943
1882 882
1881 693
1880 631