How Many People Are Named Pearley?
people named Pearley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,046,615 people in the US has this name
Based on 851 babies named Pearley in Social Security records from 1882 to 1958, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pearley, 94.7% were girls and 5.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Pearley rose from 70.3% in the 1910s to 92.8% in the 1940s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pearley alive today is about 80 years old, and 100% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 74 and 85 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pearley first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1926, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1958.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 1958
🏆 Rank History
Pearley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,024, in 1885. Among boys, its best rank was #816, in 1882.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,024 (1885) | #816 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,252 in the 1920s | #3,419 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pearley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pearley were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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