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Pearce
OriginEnglish and Irish
Meaning"son of Piers"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#14506
Boys#4666
21% girls · 79% boys
About Pearce
The spelling Pearce softens the name's sharper edges, though we prefer the original Piers. That "pear" snippet could confuse pronunciation, which is just like Pierce.
Pearce is also given to girls, where it ranks #14506 in the US.
Pronounced PERS.
As of November 2026, Pearce ranked #4666 for boys and #14506 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2479 for boys in 1912 and #10949 for girls in 2023.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,818 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #3,206 | 36 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | #3,585 | 31 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | #3,864 | 28 | 15.1 |
| 2018 | #3,287 | 35 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | #3,613 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #3,323 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | #3,472 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #2,947 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,666 | 22 | 12.9 |
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