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 was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1918 (295 births).

About the name Pershing

PronunciationPUR-shihng /ˈpɜːʃɪŋ/
295peak births 1918
1915first in SSA data

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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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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
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