Pearle Girl
How popular is Pearle?
Peaked in 1919
No babies were recorded with the name Pearle in 2025. It was most used in 1919, when 103 girls got the name.
136living people named Pearle (est.)
82median age of people named Pearle
2,821babies named Pearle since 1880
Pearle popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1919 (103 girls) |
| Highest rank | #280 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Pearle counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Pearl family of names ranked #696 for girls in 2025 (#715 the year before), with 382 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl | 350 | 92% |
| Perl | 32 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Pearle by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 417 | #280 |
| 1890s | 495 | #351 |
| 1900s | 449 | #440 |
| 1910s | 715 | #644 |
| 1920s | 523 | #788 |
| 1930s | 103 | #1,702 |
| 1940s | 60 | #2,984 |
| 1950s | 30 | #4,653 |
| 1960s | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,381 |
| 2010s | 18 | #8,772 |
Questions
- Is Pearle a boy or girl name?
- Pearle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Pearle were girls.
- How popular is the name Pearle?
- No babies were recorded with the name Pearle in 2025. It was most used in 1919, when 103 girls got the name.
- When was Pearle most popular?
- Pearle peaked in 1919, when 103 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #280 in 1886.
- How many people are named Pearle?
- 2,821 babies have been named Pearle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 136 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 82.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.