Boys' name · since 1912
Pearce
Pearce has 1,247 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,247
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pearce is the #4553 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,247 recorded since 1912.
Pearce has 1,247 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4553 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,247 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pearce ranks #4,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,247 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,247
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pearce's 1,247 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pearce compares
1,247 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pearce's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pearce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pearce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pearce splits its recorded history at 1992: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pearce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Pearce popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 2007 (Pearce as girls' name)
Pearce by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (331 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Pearce's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Pearce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s
2010s
331 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 331 births (27% of all-time use).
How Pearce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pearce's total volume
Pearce by state
Where Pearce concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
70 of 1,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Pearce's data
- Pearce's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (331 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pearces (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pearce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pearce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.