Pearly

Boy · recorded 1912–1962

  • 1962last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Pearly.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

071419121925193719501962

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 29 recorded years as a table
Pearly, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191214
19149
19179
19189
19197
19209
19218
19229
19236
19247
19255
19269
19276
19285
192910
19316
19329
19345
19355
19375
19386
19419
19463
19493
19513
19525
19552
19572
19622

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Pearly isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1962
5
Rank in 1962
#4,033
How rare
1 in 413,754 boys
Since 1912
208

Pearly was last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 14 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Pearly doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.