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Girl name#981 of girl names

Pearlie

Pronounced P EH1 R L AY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1937
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Pearlie?

Pearlie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 18,828 children — the 981st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 15 births across the past decade, against a peak of 390 in a single year. That peak was in 1937.

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1937Girls: 390Boys: 21

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P EH1 R L AY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Pearlie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Pearlie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Pearlie?
Pearlie ranks 981st among girls' names in US records, with 18,828 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 15.
Is Pearlie a unisex name?
No. Pearlie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Pearlie most popular?
1937, when 390 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.