Pearson Popularity by Year
Follow Pearson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Pearson birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 31 | #3,583 | Down 833 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 47 | #2,750 | Up 255 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 9 | #10,271 | Up 4,923 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 41 | #3,005 | Down 132 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5 | #15,194 | Down 4,811 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 44 | #2,873 | Down 98 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 9 | #10,383 | Down 91 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 45 | #2,775 | Up 71 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 9 | #10,292 | Up 4,796 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 42 | #2,846 | Down 507 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 5 | #15,088 | Down 5,976 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 58 | #2,339 | Up 655 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 11 | #9,112 | Up 1,433 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 39 | #2,994 | Down 649 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 9 | #10,545 | Up 3,579 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 55 | #2,345 | Up 132 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 6 | #14,124 | Up 207 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 51 | #2,477 | Up 51 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 1,325 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 49 | #2,528 | Up 401 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 7 | #13,006 | Up 3,541 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 39 | #2,929 | Up 260 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 34 | #3,189 | Down 638 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 5,290 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 48 | #2,551 | Up 613 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 9 | #11,257 | Up 3,702 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 35 | #3,164 | Down 206 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 39 | #2,958 | Up 87 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 6 | #14,959 | Up 283 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 38 | #3,045 | Down 613 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 6 | #15,242 | Down 4,435 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 52 | #2,432 | Up 658 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 10 | #10,807 | Up 1,869 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 37 | #3,090 | Down 512 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 8 | #12,676 | Up 1,826 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 46 | #2,578 | Up 741 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 30 | #3,319 | Down 245 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 6 | #14,502 | — |
| 2004 | Boys | 32 | #3,074 | Down 30 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 31 | #3,044 | Down 289 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 34 | #2,755 | Down 74 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 35 | #2,681 | Up 469 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 27 | #3,150 | Down 752 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 37 | #2,398 | Up 694 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 25 | #3,092 | Up 967 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 16 | #4,059 | Down 857 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 22 | #3,202 | Up 491 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 17 | #3,693 | Up 1,416 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 11 | #5,109 | Down 412 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 12 | #4,697 | Down 777 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 15 | #3,920 | Up 840 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 11 | #4,760 | Down 353 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 12 | #4,407 | Up 1,822 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Down 1,029 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 8 | #5,200 | Up 259 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 7 | #5,459 | Down 606 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 8 | #4,853 | Down 1,452 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 13 | #3,401 | Up 814 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Up 692 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Up 1,355 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 5 | #6,262 | Down 2,128 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 9 | #4,134 | Up 925 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Up 405 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 5 | #5,464 | Down 557 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | Down 1,242 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 6 | #3,665 | Down 113 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 6 | #3,552 | Up 162 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 5 | #3,714 | Down 693 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 7 | #3,021 | Up 504 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5 | #3,525 | Down 95 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 5 | #3,430 | Down 774 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 8 | #2,656 | Up 215 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 7 | #2,871 | Up 242 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 6 | #3,113 | Down 467 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 8 | #2,646 | Up 259 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7 | #2,905 | Up 644 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 5 | #3,549 | Up 130 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 5 | #3,679 | Down 37 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 5 | #3,642 | Down 1,349 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 12 | #2,293 | Up 1,666 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 5 | #3,959 | Down 179 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 6 | #3,780 | Up 421 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 5 | #4,201 | Down 1,046 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 8 | #3,155 | Up 105 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 8 | #3,260 | Up 207 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 7 | #3,467 | Down 215 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 8 | #3,252 | Down 876 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 13 | #2,376 | Up 591 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 9 | #2,967 | Down 994 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 16 | #1,973 | Up 953 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 8 | #2,926 | Down 742 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 12 | #2,184 | Up 87 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 9 | #2,271 | Up 273 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | Down 1,311 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 5 | #1,233 | Down 112 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 5 | #1,121 | — |