Is Pearlie a boy or girl name?
Pearlie was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 96.3% of the 18,828 US babies named Pearlie were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Pearlie since 1880
- 18,828
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 411 babies
Boys and girls named Pearlie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 413 | 98.3% |
| 1890s | 31 | 944 | 96.8% |
| 1900s | 44 | 1,276 | 96.7% |
| 1910s | 149 | 2,428 | 94.2% |
| 1920s | 136 | 3,471 | 96.2% |
| 1930s | 159 | 3,258 | 95.3% |
| 1940s | 93 | 3,315 | 97.3% |
| 1950s | 68 | 1,972 | 96.7% |
| 1960s | 12 | 685 | 98.3% |
| 1970s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,729 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,058 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,890 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,719 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,107 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,290 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,156 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,005 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,543 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,054 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,859 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,497 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,387 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,867 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,101 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,796 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,212 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,156 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,325 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,262 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,874 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,103 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,528 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,980 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,205 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,435 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,159 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,561 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,561 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,932 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,940 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,827 | 54 | #1,525 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,541 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,288 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,188 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,926 | 99 | #1,096 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,114 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 118 | #990 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,420 | 142 | #864 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 151 | #826 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,876 | 161 | #796 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,835 | 157 | #790 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,251 | 191 | #679 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,384 | 210 | #630 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,498 | 198 | #635 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,636 | 261 | #525 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,286 | 243 | #539 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,407 | 258 | #503 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,570 | 325 | #440 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,415 | 328 | #438 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,291 | 300 | #476 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 327 | #428 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,994 | 305 | #406 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,802 | 347 | #381 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,165 | 334 | #401 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,235 | 373 | #364 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,300 | 327 | #375 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,964 | 349 | #347 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,619 | 336 | #351 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,798 | 353 | #339 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,516 | 390 | #315 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,579 | 313 | #358 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,818 | 308 | #361 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,596 | 300 | #365 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,071 | 303 | #365 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,979 | 330 | #348 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,184 | 295 | #374 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,802 | 330 | #373 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,075 | 366 | #337 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,597 | 388 | #341 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,275 | 363 | #356 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,894 | 350 | #356 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,400 | 379 | #347 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,588 | 314 | #386 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,735 | 317 | #373 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,805 | 338 | #360 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,596 | 345 | #357 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,425 | 311 | #375 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,862 | 355 | #340 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,640 | 312 | #367 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,964 | 282 | #379 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,406 | 270 | #382 |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,542 | 250 | #383 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,667 | 223 | #357 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,441 | 200 | #341 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,599 | 197 | #324 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,505 | 163 | #310 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,395 | 176 | #291 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 140 | #308 |
| 1908 | 11 | #866 | 137 | #305 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 134 | #303 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 118 | #310 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 136 | #284 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,353 | 117 | #298 |
| 1903 | 7 | #991 | 112 | #296 |
| 1902 | 8 | #913 | 129 | #276 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,031 | 113 | #280 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,140 | 140 | #276 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 97 | #299 |
| 1898 | 8 | #870 | 109 | #298 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,032 | 105 | #276 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,075 | 91 | #306 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 109 | #268 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,200 | 98 | #282 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 89 | #285 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 92 | #281 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 76 | #290 |
| 1890 | 6 | #970 | 78 | #285 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 68 | #293 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 73 | #272 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 65 | #263 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 42 | #330 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 45 | #301 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 25 | #406 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 33 | #311 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 24 | #369 |
| 1881 | 7 | #761 | 22 | #358 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #432 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pearlie reached #761 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #263 in 1887. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pearlie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.