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Pearson Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Pearson?

In 2018 the rare name Pearson, ranked the 3,065th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Pearson would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1261 was reached in 1898.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 55 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Pearson in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Pearson, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1993-1999, and 2003-2006.

For a number of years, the name Pearson has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Pearson has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Pearson?

Pearson's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Pearson is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Pearson (Girl)Pearson (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 9 11,143 38 3,065
2017 6 15,430 55 2,368
2016 6 15,744 51 2,504
2015 7 14,123 49 2,554
2014 < 5 -- 39 2,965
2013 5 18,585 34 3,245
2012 9 11,998 48 2,579
2011 < 5 -- 35 3,223
2010 6 16,440 39 2,995
2009 6 16,751 38 3,089
2008 10 11,393 52 2,455
2007 8 13,610 37 3,120
2006 < 5 -- 46 2,610
2005 6 15,949 30 3,366
2004 < 5 -- 32 3,130
2003 < 5 -- 31 3,093
2002 < 5 -- 34 2,801
2001 < 5 -- 35 2,719
2000 < 5 -- 27 3,201
1999 < 5 -- 37 2,444
1998 < 5 -- 25 3,164
1997 < 5 -- 16 4,187
1996 < 5 -- 22 3,271
1995 < 5 -- 17 3,806
1994 < 5 -- 11 5,360
1993 < 5 -- 12 4,925
1992 < 5 -- 14 4,271
1991 < 5 -- 11 5,011
1990 < 5 -- 12 4,595
1989 < 5 -- 7 6,742
1988 < 5 -- 8 5,591
1987 < 5 -- 7 5,921
1986 < 5 -- 8 5,206
1985 < 5 -- 13 3,549
1984 < 5 -- 9 4,454
1983 < 5 -- 7 5,324
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- 5 7,007
1980 < 5 -- 9 4,402
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- 6 5,588
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- 5 6,070
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- < 5 --
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- 5 5,460
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 < 5 -- < 5 --
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
1962 < 5 -- < 5 --
1961 < 5 -- < 5 --
1960 < 5 -- 6 3,955
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 < 5 -- 5 4,403
1956 < 5 -- 5 4,325
1955 < 5 -- < 5 --
1954 < 5 -- < 5 --
1953 < 5 -- < 5 --
1952 < 5 -- < 5 --
1951 < 5 -- 5 4,114
1950 < 5 -- 7 3,248
1949 < 5 -- < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 < 5 -- < 5 --
1946 < 5 -- 5 3,895
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 < 5 -- 5 3,792
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- 8 2,826
1940 < 5 -- 7 3,059
1939 < 5 -- 6 3,397
1938 < 5 -- 8 2,808
1937 < 5 -- 7 3,111
1936 < 5 -- 5 3,939
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- 5 4,086
1933 < 5 -- 5 4,036
1932 < 5 -- < 5 --
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- 12 2,417
1929 < 5 -- 5 4,407
1928 < 5 -- < 5 --
1927 < 5 -- 6 4,091
1926 < 5 -- 5 4,675
1925 < 5 -- 8 3,329
1924 < 5 -- 8 3,431
1923 < 5 -- 7 3,729
1922 < 5 -- 8 3,467
1921 < 5 -- 13 2,475
1920 < 5 -- 9 3,154
1919 < 5 -- 16 2,040
1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1916 < 5 -- 8 3,122
1915 < 5 -- 12 2,271
1914 < 5 -- 9 2,413
1913 < 5 -- < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- 5 2,816
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- 5 1,380
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1898 < 5 -- 5 1,261
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.