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Pearlee
How to Pronounce Pearlee
Pronounced PUR-lee /ΛpΙΛr.li/Medium
Meaning: Pearlee is a lengthened, affectionate form of Pearl, the English nature and gem name for the lustrous jewel formed inside an oyster. The added -lee gives it a soft, old-fashioned lilt.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Pearlee builds on Pearl, the classic English gem name, adding a gentle -lee to make a warmer, more musical form - much like Pearlie. It belongs to the early twentieth-century vogue for jewel names, with its faint peak in the mid-nineteen-twenties. Anyone named Pearlee then was born roughly a century ago.
It never rivaled plain Pearl, staying a rare regional and affectionate variant that faded as gem names fell from fashion. Today it reads as distinctly vintage.
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What does the name Pearlee mean?
It is a lengthened, affectionate form of Pearl, the English gem name, with a soft -lee ending.
How do you pronounce Pearlee?
It is said PUR-lee, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Pearlee a boy or girl name?
Pearlee is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Pearlee?
It has always been rare in the United States, most seen in the early twentieth century with a faint peak in the mid-nineteen-twenties.