Girl · French
Pearl
Say it: PURL
Meaning
The gem, from Old French perle.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A top American girls' name of the 1880s and 1890s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 161,177 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1897, about 1 in 113 girls
- 348 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Perla |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Perla |
Famous bearers
- Pearl S. Buck, American novelist
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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