Pearlena

Girl · recorded 1905–1966

  • 1966last recorded
  • 1905best year

Most popular in 1905.

Last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls 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 Pearlena.

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Its story

Popularity since 1905

0122419051920193619511966

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 43 recorded years as a table
Pearlena, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190524
190716
191214
191310
19147
19156
19177
191913
19208
19226
19237
19246
19259
192612
19277
192810
19299
19318
193210
19336
193411
193510
19368
193715
19385
19395
19424
19434
19445
194510
19463
19473
19483
19494
19513
19523
19533
19543
19553
19563
19574
19582
19663

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Pearlena 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 1966
5
Rank in 1966
#6,564
How rare
1 in 338,435 girls
Since 1905
335

Pearlena was last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1905, at 24 per million girls born.

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

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