Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Pershing

Extinct Near statistical disappearance
Peak era
1918
Peak births
295
Current vitality
Dormant
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1915Peak 19182025
peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Pershing

How many people are named Pershing?

Based on SSA birth records through 1964, an estimated 39 Americans born with the name Pershing may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 1964.

How rare is Pershing?

Pershing has not appeared in SSA records since 1964. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no boys received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Pershing?

The median age of a living American named Pershing is approximately 80 years, with most bearers falling between 77 and 83 years old.

Is Pershing still popular?

No. Pershing is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 1964.

Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
599
Diaspora map

Pershing spread fast — broke out in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Oklahoma (1918) and ran high in 3 states within a decade.

Broke out: Louisiana, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, 1918 · over-represented in 3 states over 0 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 1918 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: broke out 1918 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 1918 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY