Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Pearse

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Pronunciation

pe(ar)-se

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #4759, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202510
2024–
20236
2022–
20215
20205
2019–
201812
20178
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #1961, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4806, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #93, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20246
20236
20224
20216
202010
201912
201810
201711
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #466, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #535, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20245
20234
2022–
20213
20205
20194
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #85, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 10 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202510
202411
20239
20229
202114
202013
201910
201814
201720
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence