Name Legacy

Pearlean

Recorded 1907–1966 · United States

Pearlean was most popular in 1939, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,141 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,066 people named Pearlean.

Most popular in1939
Rank that year#2,141
Births that year37
Total since 18801,066
Given to100% girls

Pearlean over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Pearlean’s peak in 1939. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pearlean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pearlean is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,066 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pearlean

Where Pearlean is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org