Pearse vs Pearl

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

Name A

Pearse

Boy name

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Name B

Pearl

Girl name · Rank #800

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Pearse Pearl
Current Rank Unranked #800
Total Births (all years) 204 158,735
Peak Year 1999 1918
Peak Year Births 14 4,521
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pearse Pearl
1880ss — 10,903
1890ss — 19,054
1900ss — 20,913
1910ss — 33,834
1920ss — 32,774
1930ss — 13,295
1940ss — 7,778
1950ss — 4,757
1960ss — 2,594
1970ss — 1,471
1980ss 6 1,638
1990ss 47 1,508
2000ss 67 2,238
2010ss 68 4,159
2020ss 16 1,819

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pearse Pearl
2014 — 454
2015 8 461
2016 13 549
2017 8 455
2018 12 459
2019 — 387
2020 5 351
2021 5 385
2022 — 382
2023 6 351
2024 — 350

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, 1988–2023.

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