Pearl
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning pearl; a precious gem from oysters.
Babies a year
180
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#777
up from #802
UK popularity
#258
180 babies · down from #238
How Pearl has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #624 |
| 2016 | #567 |
| 2017 | #653 |
| 2018 | #645 |
| 2019 | #729 |
| 2020 | #773 |
| 2021 | #744 |
| 2022 | #756 |
| 2023 | #805 |
| 2024 | #802 |
| 2025 | #777 |
In 2025, 180 babies in England and Wales were named Pearl. In the US, 453 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,521 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Pearl was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.86% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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