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Pearly

Pearly is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Pearly are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 11%Female 89%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
11% male / 89% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
208 male / 1,671 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Pearly

To address Pearly when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Pearly," in English, "Guten Tag Pearly," in German. About 11% of people named Pearly are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Pearly,

German

Guten Tag Pearly,

French

Bonjour Pearly,

Spanish

Estimado/a Pearly:

Chinese

Pearly您好：

Japanese

Pearly様

English

Hi Pearly,

German

Hi Pearly,

French

Salut Pearly,

Spanish

Hola Pearly,

Chinese

Pearly你好：

Japanese

Pearlyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Pearly by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name11%

United States birth data

208 male · 1,671 female · 1,879 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pearly a male or female name?

Pearly is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Pearly are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Pearly in an email?

To address Pearly when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Pearly," in English, "Guten Tag Pearly," in German. About 11% of people named Pearly are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Pearly a unisex name?

Pearly is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Pearly are men. Pearly leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Pearly a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/pearly (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_pearly,
  title  = {Is Pearly a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/pearly},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}