How Many People Are Named Pearce?
An estimated 1,162 people in the United States have the first name Pearce. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Pearce peaked in popularity in 2010 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pearce as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pearce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,162
About 1 in 294,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2010
45 births
Total Registered
1,268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pearce
Pearce is predominantly male (96.6%), though 43 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Pearce as a male name
Ranked #5,180 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (45 births)
Pearce as a female name
Ranked #10,949 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (9 births)
Pearce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pearce span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 346 babies were registered. While Pearce is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pearce by Decade
How has Pearce tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pearce by State
Birth registrations for Pearce span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia. On average, about 20 Pearces were registered per state.
Pearce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pearce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pearce
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pearce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pearce?
We estimate approximately 1,162 people named Pearce are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 294,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Pearce a common name?
Pearce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pearce most popular?
Pearce reached peak popularity in 2010, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pearce is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pearce a male name?
Pearce is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pearce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pearce Smith, Pearce Johnson, Pearce Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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