How Many People Are Named Pearson?
people named Pearson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 233,619 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,678 babies named Pearson in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
69 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pearson, 8.6% were girls and 91.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Pearson rose from 0% in the 1990s to 12.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pearson alive today is about 17 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pearson first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 2019, to 69 babies. In 2025, 31 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Pearson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,260, in 1898. In 2025 it ranked #3,638.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,638 |
| Best rank | #1,260 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,716 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pearson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pearson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 117 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Pearson was given about 5 times as often in Texas.
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