Pearline
Meaning
“An early 1900s elaboration of Pearl (Latin perla, 'pearl') with the fashionable -ine ending.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Pearline peaked in the 1920s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Pearline
Most people given the name Pearline in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Pearline you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Pearline deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Pearline truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Pearline fits with your family’s names and surname.
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