How Many People Are Named Pearline?
An estimated 1,679 people in the United States have the first name Pearline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Pearline peaked in popularity in 1927 with 187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pearline 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 Pearline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Pearline is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
1,679
About 1 in 204,142 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1927
187 births
Total Registered
6,262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pearline
Pearline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,262 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pearline as a female name
Ranked #18,214 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1927 (187 births)
Pearline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pearline span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,534 babies were registered. Pearline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pearline by Decade
How has Pearline 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.
Pearline by State
Birth registrations for Pearline span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Illinois, New York. On average, about 253 Pearlines were registered per state.
Pearline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pearline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pearline
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pearline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pearline?
We estimate approximately 1,679 people named Pearline 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 204,142 Americans share this first name.
Is Pearline a common name?
Pearline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pearline most popular?
Pearline reached peak popularity in 1927, when 187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pearline is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pearline a female name?
Pearline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pearline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pearline Smith, Pearline Johnson, Pearline 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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