Pearly
The Story of Pearly
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Pearly as a girl name dates back to 1884, when 8 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Pearly — #1,069 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Pearly on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Pearly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Pearly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 11 births, good for #2,452 nationwide. About 40% of every Pearly on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Pearly last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 208 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Pearly
Pearly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Pearly's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Pearly's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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