Pearce vs Pearson

Side-by-side comparison of Pearce and Pearson — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pearce

Boy name · Rank #5066

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Name B

Pearson

Boy name · Rank #2747

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Metric Pearce Pearson
Current Rank #5066 #2747
Total Births (all years) 1,225 1,521
Peak Year 2010 2019
Peak Year Births 45 58
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1898

Births by Decade

Decade Pearce Pearson
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 5
1910ss 31 50
1920ss 33 69
1930ss 10 48
1940ss 21 25
1950ss 23 18
1960ss 5 6
1970ss 21 16
1980ss 66 73
1990ss 212 178
2000ss 323 362
2010ss 331 447
2020ss 149 219

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pearce Pearson
2014 20 39
2015 36 49
2016 31 51
2017 28 55
2018 35 39
2019 31 58
2020 34 42
2021 33 45
2022 43 44
2023 20 41
2024 19 47

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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