Guy Pearce
There are approximately 5 people named Guy Pearce living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Guy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pearce. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Guy
50K
Alive today
Named Pearce
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 50K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 60
Top Census group: White (81.2%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,150
Per 100K: 10.03
Top ancestry: White (85.2%)
First name trend
Guy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Guy. The peak year was 1957 with 2,310 births. The average person named Guy today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Guy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Guy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Guy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Guy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.2% · 43,951
- Black or African American8.9% · 4,839
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 2,295
- Two or more races2.8% · 1,493
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 1,057
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 505
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Pearce surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Pearce, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Pearce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Pearce at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.2% · 25,538
- Black or African American6.1% · 1,839
- Two or more races3.8% · 1,149
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 1,027
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 231
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 197
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Guy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0146% of the US population, based on 49,913 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Guy right now.
The surname Pearce appears at a rate of 10.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0100%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Guy Pearce. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Guy Pearce: questions and answers
How many people are named Guy Pearce?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Guy Pearce. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0146%) with the surname frequency (10.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Guy Pearce?
We classify Guy Pearce as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Guy a male or female name?
Guy is predominantly male. Out of 90,999 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Guy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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