Feminine dossier · first seen 1889

Pearline

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1927

Peak era

1927

Peak births

187

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1889Peak 19272025

Quick answers about Pearline

An estimated 1,934 living Americans are named Pearline.

Pearline fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Pearline is approximately 76 years, with most bearers falling between 67 and 84 years old.

Not especially. Pearline has been declining since its 1927 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

6,262

Pearline last appeared in SSA records in 2016. Across its recorded history, about 6,262 American girls received the name.

Pearline peaked in 1927, when 187 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 6,262 Americans named Pearline since 1889.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1927

Living profile

1,934

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age76

Core range67–84

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.