Pearl

Given to 163,010 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#776

recorded as girls

25 since 2024

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

350

girls 350

Peak year

1890

1,741 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

163,010

since 1880

Born a Pearl? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Pearl was most popular in 1890, when 1,741 babies recorded as girls got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 350 babies were named Pearl, ranking #776 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	350	776	<5	—
2024	351	801	<5	—
2023	351	800	<5	—
2022	382	754	<5	—
2021	385	740	<5	—
2020	351	776	<5	—
2019	387	729	<5	—
2018	460	644	<5	—
2017	455	651	<5	—
2016	549	567	<5	—
2015	461	624	<5	—
2014	454	629	<5	—
2013	424	672	<5	—
2012	368	755	<5	—
2011	335	806	<5	—
2010	267	960	<5	—
2009	269	983	<5	—
2008	259	1016	<5	—
2007	269	991	<5	—
2006	245	1045	<5	—
2005	190	1203	<5	—
2004	196	1152	<5	—
2003	203	1084	<5	—
2002	199	1068	<5	—
2001	208	1035	<5	—
2000	200	1046	<5	—
1999	162	1191	<5	—
1998	164	1150	<5	—
1997	138	1273	<5	—
1996	175	1056	<5	—
1995	159	1113	<5	—
1994	124	1346	<5	—
1993	156	1138	<5	—
1992	157	1126	<5	—
1991	142	1215	<5	—
1990	131	1253	<5	—
1989	140	1168	<5	—
1988	148	1066	<5	—
1987	141	1081	<5	—
1986	162	973	<5	—
1985	165	945	<5	—
1984	169	887	<5	—
1983	172	880	5	6238
1982	190	824	<5	—
1981	184	846	<5	—
1980	168	900	6	5525
1979	143	995	<5	—
1978	132	1031	<5	—
1977	123	1062	7	4582
1976	143	917	6	4935
1975	148	891	<5	—
1974	148	876	<5	—
1973	142	882	6	4505
1972	168	804	6	4441
1971	163	842	9	3370
1970	161	840	<5	—
1969	143	876	5	4404
1968	172	757	<5	—
1967	175	738	9	2760
1966	195	701	12	2327
1965	259	596	8	2982
1964	284	587	10	2665
1963	284	590	7	3318
1962	364	509	<5	—
1961	346	524	10	2706
1960	372	505	7	3337
1959	350	518	11	2530
1958	388	483	13	2265
1957	443	447	18	1887
1956	468	420	16	2015
1955	465	405	27	1483
1954	492	388	16	1956
1953	516	375	17	1900
1952	516	363	12	2251
1951	531	347	10	2495
1950	588	320	18	1746
1949	575	323	20	1667
1948	690	290	19	1703
1947	713	293	31	1316
1946	677	284	22	1509
1945	654	265	27	1270
1944	756	238	29	1235
1943	879	223	43	1018
1942	1,092	191	42	1036
1941	835	211	20	1532
1940	907	197	29	1251
1939	902	197	50	867
1938	1,005	189	44	951
1937	1,024	187	45	932
1936	1,120	172	40	989
1935	1,187	167	53	858
1934	1,338	154	38	1059
1933	1,384	143	50	875
1932	1,618	138	45	980
1931	1,648	137	65	775
1930	2,069	121	67	782
1929	2,172	114	73	734
1928	2,367	110	81	702
1927	2,718	102	80	726
1926	2,899	96	71	765
1925	3,213	90	68	801
1924	3,635	78	85	716
1923	3,543	78	83	711
1922	3,848	71	78	748
1921	4,175	65	86	698
1920	4,204	62	91	667
1919	4,273	56	98	612
1918	4,521	56	101	611
1917	4,232	57	84	650
1916	4,073	57	70	715
1915	3,976	56	97	576
1914	3,223	56	57	673
1913	2,756	55	70	513
1912	2,528	54	53	552
1911	2,075	48	33	514
1910	2,177	39	23	598
1909	2,048	40	41	371
1908	2,075	39	36	389
1907	2,108	35	37	366
1906	2,035	35	34	355
1905	2,108	31	29	393
1904	2,015	30	30	368
1903	2,046	27	36	312
1902	2,100	28	35	331
1901	1,866	31	38	277
1900	2,512	24	41	337
1899	1,999	27	29	331
1898	2,158	26	39	298
1897	2,076	25	44	263
1896	2,101	25	37	306
1895	1,958	26	45	266
1894	1,789	28	55	231
1893	1,796	26	62	219
1892	1,831	26	39	292
1891	1,605	27	31	297
1890	1,741	24	48	243
1889	1,588	24	50	229
1888	1,591	26	69	212
1887	1,316	25	64	191
1886	1,204	29	73	182
1885	1,146	26	57	212
1884	1,138	25	62	209
1883	886	29	57	200
1882	824	33	58	215
1881	641	38	52	211
1880	569	47	62	196