Pearl
Girl name
Pearl meaning
pearl water
Pearl at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #800 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- water
- nature
Pearl popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #47 | 569 |
| 1890 | #24 | 1,741 |
| 1900 | #24 | 2,512 |
| 1910 | #39 | 2,177 |
| 1920 | #62 | 4,204 |
| 1930 | #121 | 2,069 |
| 1940 | #197 | 907 |
| 1950 | #320 | 588 |
| 1960 | #505 | 372 |
| 1970 | #840 | 161 |
| 1980 | #900 | 168 |
| 1990 | #1,253 | 131 |
| 2000 | #1,046 | 200 |
| 2010 | #960 | 267 |
| 2020 | #775 | 351 |
| 2024 | #800 | 350 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #47 | 569 |
| 1881 | #38 | 641 |
| 1882 | #33 | 824 |
| 1883 | #29 | 886 |
| 1884 | #25 | 1,138 |
| 1885 | #26 | 1,146 |
| 1886 | #29 | 1,204 |
| 1887 | #25 | 1,316 |
| 1888 | #26 | 1,591 |
| 1889 | #24 | 1,588 |
| 1890 | #24 | 1,741 |
| 1891 | #27 | 1,605 |
| 1892 | #26 | 1,831 |
| 1893 | #26 | 1,796 |
| 1894 | #28 | 1,789 |
| 1895 | #26 | 1,958 |
| 1896 | #25 | 2,101 |
| 1897 | #25 | 2,076 |
| 1898 | #26 | 2,158 |
| 1899 | #27 | 1,999 |
| 1900 | #24 | 2,512 |
| 1901 | #31 | 1,866 |
| 1902 | #28 | 2,100 |
| 1903 | #27 | 2,046 |
| 1904 | #30 | 2,015 |
| 1905 | #31 | 2,108 |
| 1906 | #35 | 2,035 |
| 1907 | #35 | 2,108 |
| 1908 | #39 | 2,075 |
| 1909 | #40 | 2,048 |
| 1910 | #39 | 2,177 |
| 1911 | #48 | 2,075 |
| 1912 | #54 | 2,528 |
| 1913 | #55 | 2,756 |
| 1914 | #56 | 3,223 |
| 1915 | #56 | 3,976 |
| 1916 | #57 | 4,073 |
| 1917 | #57 | 4,232 |
| 1918 | #56 | 4,521 |
| 1919 | #56 | 4,273 |
| 1920 | #62 | 4,204 |
| 1921 | #65 | 4,175 |
| 1922 | #71 | 3,848 |
| 1923 | #78 | 3,543 |
| 1924 | #78 | 3,635 |
| 1925 | #90 | 3,213 |
| 1926 | #96 | 2,899 |
| 1927 | #102 | 2,718 |
| 1928 | #110 | 2,367 |
| 1929 | #114 | 2,172 |
| 1930 | #121 | 2,069 |
| 1931 | #137 | 1,648 |
| 1932 | #138 | 1,618 |
| 1933 | #143 | 1,384 |
| 1934 | #154 | 1,338 |
| 1935 | #167 | 1,187 |
| 1936 | #172 | 1,120 |
| 1937 | #187 | 1,024 |
| 1938 | #189 | 1,005 |
| 1939 | #197 | 902 |
| 1940 | #197 | 907 |
| 1941 | #211 | 835 |
| 1942 | #191 | 1,092 |
| 1943 | #223 | 879 |
| 1944 | #238 | 756 |
| 1945 | #265 | 654 |
| 1946 | #284 | 677 |
| 1947 | #293 | 713 |
| 1948 | #290 | 690 |
| 1949 | #323 | 575 |
| 1950 | #320 | 588 |
| 1951 | #347 | 531 |
| 1952 | #363 | 516 |
| 1953 | #375 | 516 |
| 1954 | #388 | 492 |
| 1955 | #405 | 465 |
| 1956 | #420 | 468 |
| 1957 | #447 | 443 |
| 1958 | #483 | 388 |
| 1959 | #518 | 350 |
| 1960 | #505 | 372 |
| 1961 | #523 | 346 |
| 1962 | #509 | 364 |
| 1963 | #590 | 284 |
| 1964 | #587 | 284 |
| 1965 | #596 | 259 |
| 1966 | #701 | 195 |
| 1967 | #738 | 175 |
| 1968 | #757 | 172 |
| 1969 | #876 | 143 |
| 1970 | #840 | 161 |
| 1971 | #842 | 163 |
| 1972 | #804 | 168 |
| 1973 | #882 | 142 |
| 1974 | #876 | 148 |
| 1975 | #891 | 148 |
| 1976 | #916 | 143 |
| 1977 | #1,062 | 123 |
| 1978 | #1,031 | 132 |
| 1979 | #995 | 143 |
| 1980 | #900 | 168 |
| 1981 | #846 | 184 |
| 1982 | #824 | 190 |
| 1983 | #885 | 171 |
| 1984 | #887 | 169 |
| 1985 | #945 | 165 |
| 1986 | #973 | 162 |
| 1987 | #1,081 | 141 |
| 1988 | #1,066 | 148 |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 |
| 1990 | #1,253 | 131 |
| 1991 | #1,215 | 142 |
| 1992 | #1,126 | 157 |
| 1993 | #1,138 | 156 |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 |
| 1995 | #1,113 | 159 |
| 1996 | #1,056 | 175 |
| 1997 | #1,273 | 138 |
| 1998 | #1,150 | 164 |
| 1999 | #1,191 | 162 |
| 2000 | #1,046 | 200 |
| 2001 | #1,035 | 208 |
| 2002 | #1,068 | 199 |
| 2003 | #1,084 | 203 |
| 2004 | #1,152 | 196 |
| 2005 | #1,203 | 190 |
| 2006 | #1,045 | 245 |
| 2007 | #991 | 269 |
| 2008 | #1,016 | 259 |
| 2009 | #983 | 269 |
| 2010 | #960 | 267 |
| 2011 | #806 | 335 |
| 2012 | #755 | 368 |
| 2013 | #672 | 424 |
| 2014 | #629 | 454 |
| 2015 | #624 | 461 |
| 2016 | #567 | 549 |
| 2017 | #651 | 455 |
| 2018 | #645 | 459 |
| 2019 | #729 | 387 |
| 2020 | #775 | 351 |
| 2021 | #740 | 385 |
| 2022 | #754 | 382 |
| 2023 | #800 | 351 |
| 2024 | #800 | 350 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Pearl” (revision 89244642), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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