Pierce
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning to pierce; a form of Piers.
Babies a year
559
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#505
up from #540
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Pierce has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #466 |
| 2016 | #474 |
| 2017 | #523 |
| 2018 | #490 |
| 2019 | #490 |
| 2020 | #503 |
| 2021 | #501 |
| 2022 | #570 |
| 2023 | #546 |
| 2024 | #540 |
| 2025 | #505 |
Pierce by the numbers
Pierce was given to 559 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 648 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Pierce
Forms of Pierce in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pierce. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Pierrestone or rock; French form of Peter155 in the US (2017)
- Piercen10 in the US (2017)
- Percypierces the valley; from Perci152 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pearcestone or rock; form of Pierce27 in the US (2017)
- Pierostone; rock; a form of peter18 in the US (2017)
- Piersstone or rock; form of peter7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Pierce
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