The first name Pearline
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Coined at the end of the 19th century from Pearl + -ine. Compare Pauline, Earline.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Pearline at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 5 girls born in the United States were named Pearline, the 18,218th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 187 were.
6,262
babies named Pearline since 1880
#18,218
rank in 2016
1927
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Pearleen
- Pearlene
Questions
- What does the name Pearline mean?
- Coined at the end of the 19th century from Pearl + -ine. Compare Pauline, Earline.
- Is Pearline a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,262 US babies named Pearline since 1880 were girls.
- When was Pearline most popular?
- 1927 in the United States, when 187 babies were named Pearline, its highest rank at 514th.
- What are other spellings of Pearline?
- Pearleen and Pearlene.