Is Pearley a boy or girl name?

Pearley is a unisex name. Of the 851 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 79.1% were girls and 20.9% were boys.

Pearley

Recorded 1882–1958 · United States

Pearley was most popular in 1926, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,608 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 851 people named Pearley.

Pearley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pearley’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pearley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pearley is a unisex name — 79.1% of the 851 Americans given it were girls and 20.9% 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.

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