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Pearl

As of 2025, Pearl ranks #776 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 350 girls received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for Pearl go back to 1880; the peak came in 1889 at #24, with 1,588 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Idaho, where it ranks #277 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#776
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#24
in 1889 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
350
girls named Pearl

Pearl popularity, 1880–2025

0.25%0.49%0.74%0.99%18801900192019401960198020002020#24 in 1889
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1889

Where Pearl is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: #277 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)ID#277Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: #518 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#518Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025MI—New York: #295 (57 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NY#295Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025IA—Illinois: #619 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#619Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025IN—Ohio: #668 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#668Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025PA—New Jersey: #447 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#447Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #754 (41 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#754Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025TN—North Carolina: #780 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#780South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Pearl in 2025HI—Texas: #1224 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1224Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Idaho (#277), New York (#295), Oregon (#483)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Pearl in the most recent year of SSA data.

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