Pearl Bailey
There are approximately 24 people named Pearl Bailey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 14,281,431 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Pearl with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bailey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
24
1 in 14,281,431
Named Pearl
25K
Alive today
Named Bailey
323K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 25K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 52
Estimated bearers: 323K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #72
Per 100K: 94.19
Top ancestry: White (72.5%)
First name trend
Pearl: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Pearl. The peak year was 1918 with 4,622 births. The average person named Pearl today is 52 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bailey surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bailey, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.5%.
- White72.5%
- Black or African American22.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Pearl has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0073% of the US population, based on 25,131 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bailey appears at a rate of 94.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0942%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 24 people with the full name Pearl Bailey. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Pearl Bailey: questions and answers
How many people are named Pearl Bailey?
We estimate approximately 24 people in the United States share the full name Pearl Bailey. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0073%) with the surname frequency (94.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Pearl Bailey?
We classify Pearl Bailey as "Very Rare". About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Pearl a male or female name?
Pearl is predominantly female. Out of 162,657 total SSA registrations, 2.4% were male and 97.6% were female. See the full Pearl profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.