Meaning and history
Pearl is a given name derived from the English word pearl, referring to the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Medieval Latin perla. As with other gemstone names, it has been used as a personal name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June and is said to bring health and wealth.
20062006: 245 births, rank #1,045
2007: 269 births, rank #991
2008: 259 births, rank #1,016
2009: 269 births, rank #983
2010: 267 births, rank #960
20112011: 335 births, rank #806
2012: 368 births, rank #755
2013: 424 births, rank #672
2014: 454 births, rank #629
2015: 461 births, rank #624
20162016: 549 births, rank #567
2017: 455 births, rank #651
2018: 460 births, rank #644
2019: 387 births, rank #729
2020: 351 births, rank #776
20212021: 385 births, rank #740
2022: 382 births, rank #754
2023: 351 births, rank #800
2024: 351 births, rank #801
20252025: 350 births, rank #776
Pearl rose from #804 to #777 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 4,521 births.