Girl
Pearl
A late-Victorian-era gemstone name, popular in the U.S. from the 1880s through the early 1900s before falling out of favor for a century. It has not kept pace since its 1910s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share.
EnglishEnglish gem name
EtymologySymbolizes purity and preciousness
Births by decade
1900s
21,270
1910s
34,520
1920s
33,570
1930s
13,789
1940s
8,062
1950s
4,914
1960s
2,663
1970s
1,505
1980s
1,648
1990s
1,506
2000s
2,236
2010s
3,307
Peaked in the 1910s · 128,990 total U.S. births since 1900