How Many People Are Named Pearla?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Pearla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Pearla peaked in popularity in 2006 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pearla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pearla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2006
25 births
Total Registered
552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pearla
Pearla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 552 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pearla as a female name
Ranked #14,807 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (25 births)
Pearla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pearla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 134 babies were registered. Pearla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pearla by Decade
How has Pearla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pearla by State
Pearla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pearla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pearla
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pearla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pearla?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Pearla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Pearla a common name?
Pearla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pearla most popular?
Pearla reached peak popularity in 2006, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pearla is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pearla a female name?
Pearla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pearla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pearla Smith, Pearla Johnson, Pearla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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