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The baby name Pearce is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɪərs/ (UK), /pɪrs/ or /pɜrs/ (US),respelling: PEERS.

Pearce is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /pɪərs/ (UK), /pɪrs/ or /pɜrs/ (US),respelling: PEERS

What is the meaning of the name Pearce ?

The baby name Pearce is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɪərs/ (UK), /pɪrs/ or /pɜrs/ (US),respelling: PEERS.

Pearce is English in Origin.

Pearce is an English surname-turned-given name that traces back to the medieval personal name Piers, the Middle English form of Peter. Through Old French Pierre and Latin Petrus, it ultimately derives from Greek Petros, “rock” or “stone,” a symbol of steadfastness. The spelling Pearce developed as a regional variant of the patronymic “son of Piers,” alongside Pierce and Pearse, and also appears as an Anglicization of the Irish Piaras.

As a given name, Pearce remains less common than Pierce but fits the modern trend of adopting polished surnames as first names. It surfaces in records from the 19th century onward in Britain, Ireland, and later North America and Australia, with visibility boosted by the wider Pierce/Piers family of names known since the Middle Ages (cf. Piers Plowman). Related forms include Pierce, Pearse, Piers, Peter, Pierre, Pietro, Pedro, and Petra.

Pearce has the following similar or variant Names

Pearce – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2015 #1 738
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
Canada Boys 2019 #322 6 2,618
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #874 19 7,044
United States Girls 2023 #906 9 8,600
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,158 21 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928

Pearce is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
AE

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People also ask about Pearce

Pearce is predominantly a boy's name.
Pearce is a one syllable name, pronounced /pɪərs/ (UK), /pɪrs/ or /pɜrs/ (US),respelling: PEERS.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pierce, Piers, Pearse and Peirce.
Yes, very popular — Pearce ranked #1 in Ireland in 2015, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Pearce ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2015).
Pearce's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #872 in 2014 to #874 in 2024 in United States.