Pearl Popularity by Year
Follow Pearl across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Pearl birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 350 | #776 | Up 25 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 351 | #801 | Down 1 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 351 | #800 | Down 46 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 382 | #754 | Down 14 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 385 | #740 | Up 36 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 351 | #776 | Down 47 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 387 | #729 | Down 85 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 460 | #644 | Up 7 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 455 | #651 | Down 84 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 549 | #567 | Up 57 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 461 | #624 | Up 5 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 454 | #629 | Up 43 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 424 | #672 | Up 83 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 368 | #755 | Up 51 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 335 | #806 | Up 154 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 267 | #960 | Up 23 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 269 | #983 | Up 33 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 259 | #1,016 | Down 25 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 269 | #991 | Up 54 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 245 | #1,045 | Up 158 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 190 | #1,203 | Down 51 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 196 | #1,152 | Down 68 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 203 | #1,084 | Down 16 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 199 | #1,068 | Down 33 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 208 | #1,035 | Up 11 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 200 | #1,046 | Up 145 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 162 | #1,191 | Down 41 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 164 | #1,150 | Up 123 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 138 | #1,273 | Down 217 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 175 | #1,056 | Up 57 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 159 | #1,113 | Up 233 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 124 | #1,346 | Down 208 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 156 | #1,138 | Down 12 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 157 | #1,126 | Up 89 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 142 | #1,215 | Up 38 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 131 | #1,253 | Down 85 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 140 | #1,168 | Down 102 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 148 | #1,066 | Up 15 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 141 | #1,081 | Down 108 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 162 | #973 | Down 28 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 165 | #945 | Down 58 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 169 | #887 | Down 7 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 5 | #6,238 | Down 713 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 172 | #880 | Down 56 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 190 | #824 | Up 22 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 184 | #846 | Up 54 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Down 943 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 168 | #900 | Up 95 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 143 | #995 | Up 36 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 132 | #1,031 | Up 31 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 7 | #4,582 | Up 353 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 123 | #1,062 | Down 145 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 6 | #4,935 | Down 430 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 143 | #917 | Down 26 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 148 | #891 | Down 15 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 148 | #876 | Up 6 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 6 | #4,505 | Down 64 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 142 | #882 | Down 78 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 6 | #4,441 | Down 1,071 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 168 | #804 | Up 38 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 9 | #3,370 | Up 1,034 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 163 | #842 | Down 2 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 161 | #840 | Up 36 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 5 | #4,404 | Down 1,644 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 143 | #876 | Down 119 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 172 | #757 | Down 19 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 9 | #2,760 | Down 433 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 175 | #738 | Down 37 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 12 | #2,327 | Up 655 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 195 | #701 | Down 105 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 8 | #2,982 | Down 317 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 259 | #596 | Down 9 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 10 | #2,665 | Up 653 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 284 | #587 | Up 3 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 7 | #3,318 | Down 612 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 284 | #590 | Down 81 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 364 | #509 | Up 15 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 10 | #2,706 | Up 631 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 346 | #524 | Down 19 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 7 | #3,337 | Down 807 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 372 | #505 | Up 13 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 11 | #2,530 | Down 265 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 350 | #518 | Down 35 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 13 | #2,265 | Down 378 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 388 | #483 | Down 36 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 18 | #1,887 | Up 128 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 443 | #447 | Down 27 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 16 | #2,015 | Down 532 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 468 | #420 | Down 15 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 27 | #1,483 | Up 473 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 465 | #405 | Down 17 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 16 | #1,956 | Down 56 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 492 | #388 | Down 13 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 17 | #1,900 | Up 351 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 516 | #375 | Down 12 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 12 | #2,251 | Up 244 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 516 | #363 | Down 16 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 10 | #2,495 | Down 749 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 531 | #347 | Down 27 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 18 | #1,746 | Down 79 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 588 | #320 | Up 3 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 20 | #1,667 | Up 36 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 575 | #323 | Down 33 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 19 | #1,703 | Down 387 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 690 | #290 | Up 3 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 31 | #1,316 | Up 193 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 713 | #293 | Down 9 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 22 | #1,509 | Down 239 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 677 | #284 | Down 19 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 27 | #1,270 | Down 35 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 654 | #265 | Down 27 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 29 | #1,235 | Down 217 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 756 | #238 | Down 15 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 43 | #1,018 | Up 18 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 879 | #223 | Down 32 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 42 | #1,036 | Up 496 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 1,092 | #191 | Up 20 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 20 | #1,532 | Down 281 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 835 | #211 | Down 14 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 29 | #1,251 | Down 384 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 907 | #197 | No rank change |
| 1939 | Boys | 50 | #867 | Up 84 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 902 | #197 | Down 8 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 44 | #951 | Down 19 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 1,005 | #189 | Down 2 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 45 | #932 | Up 57 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 1,024 | #187 | Down 15 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 40 | #989 | Down 131 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 1,120 | #172 | Down 5 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 53 | #858 | Up 201 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 1,187 | #167 | Down 13 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 38 | #1,059 | Down 184 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 1,338 | #154 | Down 11 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 50 | #875 | Up 105 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 1,384 | #143 | Down 5 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 45 | #980 | Down 205 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 1,618 | #138 | Down 1 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 65 | #775 | Up 7 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 1,648 | #137 | Down 16 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 67 | #782 | Down 48 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 2,069 | #121 | Down 7 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 73 | #734 | Down 32 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 2,172 | #114 | Down 4 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 81 | #702 | Up 24 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 2,367 | #110 | Down 8 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 80 | #726 | Up 39 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 2,718 | #102 | Down 6 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 71 | #765 | Up 36 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 2,899 | #96 | Down 6 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 68 | #801 | Down 85 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 3,213 | #90 | Down 12 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 85 | #716 | Down 5 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 3,635 | #78 | No rank change |
| 1923 | Boys | 83 | #711 | Up 37 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 3,543 | #78 | Down 7 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 78 | #748 | Down 50 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 3,848 | #71 | Down 6 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 86 | #698 | Down 31 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 4,175 | #65 | Down 3 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 91 | #667 | Down 55 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 4,204 | #62 | Down 6 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 98 | #612 | Down 1 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 4,273 | #56 | No rank change |
| 1918 | Boys | 101 | #611 | Up 39 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 4,521 | #56 | Up 1 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 84 | #650 | Up 65 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 4,232 | #57 | No rank change |
| 1916 | Boys | 70 | #715 | Down 139 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 4,073 | #57 | Down 1 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 97 | #576 | Up 97 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 3,976 | #56 | No rank change |
| 1914 | Boys | 57 | #673 | Down 160 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 3,223 | #56 | Down 1 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 70 | #513 | Up 39 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 2,756 | #55 | Down 1 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 53 | #552 | Down 38 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 2,528 | #54 | Down 6 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 33 | #514 | Up 84 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 2,075 | #48 | Down 9 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 23 | #598 | Down 227 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 2,177 | #39 | Up 1 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 41 | #371 | Up 18 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 2,048 | #40 | Down 1 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 36 | #389 | Down 23 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 2,075 | #39 | Down 4 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 37 | #366 | Down 11 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 2,108 | #35 | No rank change |
| 1906 | Boys | 34 | #355 | Up 38 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 2,035 | #35 | Down 4 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 29 | #393 | Down 25 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 2,108 | #31 | Down 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 30 | #368 | Down 56 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 2,015 | #30 | Down 3 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 36 | #312 | Up 19 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 2,046 | #27 | Up 1 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 35 | #331 | Down 54 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 2,100 | #28 | Up 3 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 38 | #277 | Up 60 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 1,866 | #31 | Down 7 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 41 | #337 | Down 6 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 2,512 | #24 | Up 3 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 29 | #331 | Down 33 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 1,999 | #27 | Down 1 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 39 | #298 | Down 35 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 2,158 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 44 | #263 | Up 43 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 2,076 | #25 | No rank change |
| 1896 | Boys | 37 | #306 | Down 40 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 2,101 | #25 | Up 1 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 45 | #266 | Down 35 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 1,958 | #26 | Up 2 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 55 | #231 | Down 12 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 1,789 | #28 | Down 2 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 62 | #219 | Up 73 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 1,796 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1892 | Boys | 39 | #292 | Up 5 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 1,831 | #26 | Up 1 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 31 | #297 | Down 54 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 1,605 | #27 | Down 3 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 48 | #243 | Down 14 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 1,741 | #24 | No rank change |
| 1889 | Boys | 50 | #229 | Down 17 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 1,588 | #24 | Up 2 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 69 | #212 | Down 21 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 1,591 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 64 | #191 | Down 9 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 1,316 | #25 | Up 4 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 73 | #182 | Up 30 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 1,204 | #29 | Down 3 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 57 | #212 | Down 3 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 1,146 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 62 | #209 | Down 9 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 1,138 | #25 | Up 4 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 57 | #200 | Up 15 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 886 | #29 | Up 4 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 58 | #215 | Down 4 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 824 | #33 | Up 5 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 52 | #211 | Down 15 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 641 | #38 | Up 9 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 62 | #196 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 569 | #47 | — |