First Name PEARL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PEARL is ranked as the 663rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 66,715.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 20.92 people named PEARL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 86% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PEARL is 36,222.
  • The SSA data also shows that PEARL is used as a girl's name 98% of the time.

First Names PEARL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 66,715 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 663
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 20.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 36,222
  • National Rank 997
  • Percentile Rank 98.92%
  • Proportion/100k 11.36

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PEARL is 74.8% White, 5.7% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PEARL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PEARL is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PEARL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.8% 63.9% 10.9%
Hispanic origin 5.7% 16.3% -10.6%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.9% -1.9%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PEARL is California where 7,898 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PEARL, as 43.5 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PEARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,232 17.33 98.7% Indiana 940 14.24 97.4% Iowa 682 21.95 97.6% Kansas 450 15.5 95.1% Michigan 2,018 20.36 99.2% Minnesota 1,066 19.53 98.4% Missouri 891 29.75 97.2% Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2% North Dakota 322 43.5 92.2% Ohio 2,156 18.6 98.5% South Dakota 177 20.73 88.7% Wisconsin 1,079 18.74 98.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PEARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,232 17.33 98.7%
Indiana 940 14.24 97.4%
Iowa 682 21.95 97.6%
Kansas 450 15.5 95.1%
Michigan 2,018 20.36 99.2%
Minnesota 1,066 19.53 98.4%
Missouri 891 29.75 97.2%
Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2%
North Dakota 322 43.5 92.2%
Ohio 2,156 18.6 98.5%
South Dakota 177 20.73 88.7%
Wisconsin 1,079 18.74 98.3%
West State Statistics First-Names PEARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 83.4% Arizona 1,159 17.22 97.2% California 7,898 20.35 99.4% Colorado 642 11.98 96.5% Hawaii 536 37.75 97.5% Idaho 234 14.33 92.4% Montana 180 17.63 90.0% Nevada 376 13.24 95.2% New Mexico 414 19.84 93.9% Oregon 541 13.62 96.2% Utah 340 11.54 94.0% Washington 1,274 18.05 98.6% Wyoming 56 9.58 80.3%

West States
State stats for the first name PEARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 83.4%
Arizona 1,159 17.22 97.2%
California 7,898 20.35 99.4%
Colorado 642 11.98 96.5%
Hawaii 536 37.75 97.5%
Idaho 234 14.33 92.4%
Montana 180 17.63 90.0%
Nevada 376 13.24 95.2%
New Mexico 414 19.84 93.9%
Oregon 541 13.62 96.2%
Utah 340 11.54 94.0%
Washington 1,274 18.05 98.6%
Wyoming 56 9.58 80.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PEARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5% Maine 204 15.32 91.0% Massachusetts 584 8.66 96.5% New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.2% New Jersey 876 9.8 97.6% New York 5,519 27.95 99.5% Pennsylvania 3,295 25.77 98.9% Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.8% Vermont 169 26.9 93.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PEARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5%
Maine 204 15.32 91.0%
Massachusetts 584 8.66 96.5%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.2%
New Jersey 876 9.8 97.6%
New York 5,519 27.95 99.5%
Pennsylvania 3,295 25.77 98.9%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.8%
Vermont 169 26.9 93.5%
South State Statistics First-Names PEARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 867 17.89 97.4% Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6% Delaware 174 18.63 96.1% Dist. of Columbia 168 25.42 95.4% Florida 5,234 26.31 99.5% Georgia 1,786 17.69 98.6% Kentucky 869 19.68 96.9% Louisiana 1,320 28.38 97.8% Maryland 1,218 20.38 98.5% Mississippi 891 29.75 97.2% North Carolina 2,752 27.68 99.1% Oklahoma 855 22.05 97.0% South Carolina 1,363 28.21 97.9% Tennessee 1,461 22.3 98.2% Texas 4,860 18.03 99.3% Virginia 1,591 19.11 98.4% West Virginia 600 32.43 94.8%

South States
State stats for the first name PEARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 867 17.89 97.4%
Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6%
Delaware 174 18.63 96.1%
Dist. of Columbia 168 25.42 95.4%
Florida 5,234 26.31 99.5%
Georgia 1,786 17.69 98.6%
Kentucky 869 19.68 96.9%
Louisiana 1,320 28.38 97.8%
Maryland 1,218 20.38 98.5%
Mississippi 891 29.75 97.2%
North Carolina 2,752 27.68 99.1%
Oklahoma 855 22.05 97.0%
South Carolina 1,363 28.21 97.9%
Tennessee 1,461 22.3 98.2%
Texas 4,860 18.03 99.3%
Virginia 1,591 19.11 98.4%
West Virginia 600 32.43 94.8%
 

Full Names with PEARL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PEARL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PEARL.

The most popular full name is PEARL Johnson. 0.97% of all the people named PEARL have this family name.

There are 7661 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PEARL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PEARL Johnson 0.97%
2 PEARL Smith 0.94%
3 PEARL Brown 0.68%
4 PEARL Williams 0.65%
5 PEARL Jones 0.56%
6 PEARL Davis 0.52%
7 PEARL Jackson 0.42%
8 PEARL Lee 0.40%
9 PEARL Miller 0.37%
10 PEARL White 0.37%
11 PEARL Thompson 0.36%
12 PEARL Thomas 0.35%
13 PEARL Harris 0.32%
14 PEARL Wilson 0.32%
15 PEARL Walker 0.31%
16 PEARL Martin 0.29%
17 PEARL Anderson 0.29%
18 PEARL Lewis 0.26%
19 PEARL King 0.26%
20 PEARL Hall 0.25%