Pearline

Pearline: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: English
Say it: PUR-leen · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

An elaborated form of Pearl with the suffix -ine/-line. Pearl comes from the English word for the gemstone, ultimately from Latin perla.

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How popular is Pearline?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Pearline in 20240

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 18806,262

Pearline was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Pearline

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Pearlpearl · English
Pearliepearl · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Pearline questions

What does the name Pearline mean?

Pearline means "pearl". It comes from English. An elaborated form of Pearl with the suffix -ine/-line. Pearl comes from the English word for the gemstone, ultimately from Latin perla.

Is Pearline a boy or girl name?

Pearline is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Pearline?

Pearline was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Pearline?

Pearline is usually pronounced PUR-leen.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.