Pershing

PUR-shihng /ˈpɜːʃɪŋ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Pershing is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Pershing is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1964. Pershing first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1918 (295 births).

About the name Pershing

PronunciationPUR-shihng /ˈpɜːʃɪŋ/
295peak births 1918
1915first appeared

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How popular is Pershing?

Boys named Pershing
1915192019301940195019601964
Boys named Pershing per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1964 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1964)

Pershing total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19646#3,925
19506#3,595
19496#3,611
194710#2,626
19466#3,439
19456#3,236
19447#3,053
19437#3,168
19427#3,142
19409#2,628
19267#3,627
19245#4,812
19238#3,393
19226#4,202
192114#2,351
192028#1,411
1919103#595
1918295#334
191753#882
191510#2,577