as a First Name
One of the group of names coined in the 19th century from words for precious and semi-precious stones. It has a longer history as a Jewish name, representing an Anglicized form of Yiddish Perle (see also Peninnah).
| 699th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 60,587
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 97,416
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Pearl per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.10%
0.90%
77%
55+
55+
12%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
7%
0-12
0-12
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