Pearson
Pearson was the 3639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1261st; the most babies were born in 2019 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,082 places. More babies were named Pearson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,639 boys, down 763 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201958 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,678babies recorded
Pearson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,639 | — | 31 |
| 2020 | #16,943 | #2,876 | 5 | 42 |
| 2010 | #16,464 | #2,996 | 6 | 39 |
| 2000 | — | #3,203 | — | 27 |
| 1990 | — | #4,598 | — | 12 |
| 1980 | — | #4,404 | — | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #3,954 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #3,248 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | #3,060 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | #2,416 | — | 12 |
| 1920 | — | #3,154 | — | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Pearson, counting every spelling?
Pearson is a spelling of Pierson, a name family that ranked #1,213 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,639 for Pearson on its own. Together these spellings went to 154 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson | 123 | #1,456 | 642 |
| Pearson | 31 | #3,639 | 208 |
| Piercen | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Pearson?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pearson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pearson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pearson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pearson?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Pearson are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Pearson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pearson by state
How common Pearson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pearson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pearson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pearson
How popular is the name Pearson?
Pearson was the 3639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1261st; the most babies were born in 2019 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,082 places. More babies were named Pearson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pearson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Pearson in the US.
Where is Pearson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pearson was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.