Pearly comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Pure, shining, ivory-like, precious.
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How popular is Pearly?
1924peak year
Today, Pearly is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #14816), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 53 babies were given the name (ranked #1077 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 1,897 babies have been registered as Pearly since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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