Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Pearly

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1924

Peak era

1924

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1884Peak 19242025

Quick answers about Pearly

An estimated 495 living Americans are named Pearly.

Pearly 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 Pearly is approximately 77 years, with most bearers falling between 69 and 84 years old.

Not especially. Pearly has been declining since its 1924 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,689

Pearly last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 1,689 American girls received the name.

Pearly peaked in 1924, when 53 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 1,689 Americans named Pearly since 1884.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1924

Living profile

495

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age77

Core range69–84

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.