Pearlene

PUR-leen /ˈpɜːliːn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Pearlene is a rare variant of Pearline that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Pearlene is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Pearlene was first reported in SSA data in 1906 and peaked in 1938 (64 births).

About the name Pearlene

PronunciationPUR-leen /ˈpɜːliːn/
64peak births 1938
1906first in SSA data

Names similar to Pearlene

How popular is Pearlene?

Girls named Pearlene
190619101920193019401950196019701978
Girls named Pearlene per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1906–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pearlene total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19788—#7,439
19709—#5,699
19678—#5,319
196610—#4,402
196511—#4,133
196417—#3,203
196316—#3,291
196213—#3,731
196114—#3,561
196016—#3,175
195925—#2,324
195825—#2,298
195729—#2,055
195629—#2,041
195539—#1,661
195433—#1,822
195340—#1,556
195253—#1,330
195133—#1,691
195043—#1,403
194945—#1,387
194853—#1,265
194759—#1,179
194640—#1,388
194533—#1,413
194458—#1,037
194347—#1,190
194258—#1,036
194140—#1,202
194048—#1,043
193961—#902
193864—#885
193749—#1,012
193638—#1,161
193558—#910
193460—#885
193335—#1,217
193245—#1,064
193146—#1,038
193041—#1,176
192941—#1,170
192839—#1,234
192740—#1,255
192626—#1,656
192535—#1,368
192435—#1,401
192334—#1,380
192229—#1,566
192128—#1,609
192024—#1,743
191921—#1,841
191835—#1,294
191724—#1,594
191617—#2,010
191515—#2,120
191414—#1,884
19138—#2,496
191213—#1,600
19118—#1,923
191013—#1,319
19075—#2,315
19065—#2,162