Pearse
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PEERS
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Pearse is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone, rock”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Pearse mean?
Greek: Irish surname from Piers, the Norman form of Peter
“stone, rock”
Associated with Patrick Pearse, the poet and leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Pearse a girl's or a boy's name?
Pearse is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pearse in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Pearse, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 39 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pearse in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 199th in Northern Ireland.
Pearse in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 33 | #979 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 31 | #880 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Pearse in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Pearse, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had more boys named Pearse than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Pearse in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pearse in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Pearse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke Luca Jude Jace Prince Jake Cole Rafe Xander Rome Lucas Tate
Names related to Pearse
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pearse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pearse, updated 20 October 2026.