Is Pearson a boy or girl name?

Pearson is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,678 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.5% were girls and 92.5% were boys.

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Pearson

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Pearson was most popular in 2019, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,490 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,678 people named Pearson.

Pearson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pearson’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pearson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pearson is mostly a boy’s name — 7.5% of the 1,678 Americans given it were girls and 92.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% 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 Pearson

Where Pearson is most concentrated

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

Texas 6.9×

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