Girl
Pearlie
Pearlie means "Symbolizes purity", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
EtymologyDiminutive of Pearl
EtymologySymbolizes purity
Births by decade
1900s
1,320
1910s
2,577
1920s
3,607
1930s
3,418
1940s
3,406
1950s
2,036
1960s
697
1970s
206
1980s
90
1990s
40
2000s
5
2010s
19
Peaked in the 1920s · 17,421 total U.S. births since 1900