Is Pearce a boy or girl name?

Pearce is a boy’s name. Of the 1,296 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.8% were girls and 96.2% were boys.

Pearce

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Pearce was most popular in 2010, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,061 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,296 people named Pearce.

Pearce over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pearce’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pearce a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pearce is a boy’s name — 3.8% of the 1,296 Americans given it were girls and 96.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pearce

Where Pearce is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org