Given name & surname
Pearce
“as solid and strong as a rock”
In English and Irish use, Pearce has a related form in Pierce. In English use, Pierce carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English and Irish use, Pearce has a related form in Pierce. In English use, Pierce carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pearce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,296
- 1,247 boys · 49 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,666 for boys · #14,506 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,666 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 45 in 2010. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,104 as a first name in 2020; 29,981 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Pearce
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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