Pierce
#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #505 for boys in 2025, 598 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,245since 1880
Pierce over time
Rank among boys' names. Pierce has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | #505 | 598 |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | #538 | 554 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #546 | 537 |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | #571 | 518 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #503 | 585 |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | #502 | 580 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #489 | 590 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #490 | 588 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | #523 | 547 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #473 | 647 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | #465 | 648 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #469 | 621 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #462 | 608 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | #479 | 570 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #473 | 565 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #475 | 547 |
| 2009 | — | #475 | 575 | |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #506 | 538 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #487 | 544 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #553 | 454 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #495 | 502 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #512 | 478 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #484 | 512 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #518 | 438 |
| 2001 | — | #541 | 399 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #498 | 458 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #576 | 338 |
| 1998 | — | #596 | 312 | |
| 1997 | — | #587 | 308 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #582 | 309 |
| 1995 | — | #713 | 223 | |
| 1994 | — | #698 | 222 | |
| 1993 | — | #716 | 208 | |
| 1992 | — | #727 | 202 | |
| 1991 | — | #891 | 140 | |
| 1990 | — | #881 | 136 | |
| 1989 | — | #830 | 144 | |
| 1988 | — | #809 | 137 | |
| 1987 | — | #939 | 101 | |
| 1986 | — | #971 | 89 | |
| 1985 | — | #877 | 107 | |
| 1984 | — | #960 | 85 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,239 | 55 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,680 | 17 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,068 | 23 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,650 | 23 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,723 | 20 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,371 | 33 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,792 | 20 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,406 | 32 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,364 | 33 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,418 | 30 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,255 | 36 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,186 | 40 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,242 | 35 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,190 | 37 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,045 | 43 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,378 | 23 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,018 | 41 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,120 | 37 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,214 | 33 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #976 | 42 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,149 | 32 | |
| 1937 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1936 | — | #882 | 48 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,165 | 32 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,028 | 39 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,110 | 37 | |
| 1931 | — | #922 | 49 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,078 | 41 | |
| 1928 | — | #862 | 59 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,001 | 49 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #900 | 56 | |
| 1924 | — | #778 | 75 | |
| 1923 | — | #941 | 53 | |
| 1922 | — | #871 | 62 | |
| 1921 | — | #856 | 65 | |
| 1920 | — | #911 | 57 | |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1917 | — | #839 | 58 | |
| 1916 | — | #824 | 57 | |
| 1915 | — | #893 | 48 | |
| 1914 | — | #855 | 40 | |
| 1913 | — | #789 | 36 | |
| 1912 | — | #892 | 25 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #616 | 17 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #615 | 15 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #556 | 15 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #480 | 15 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pierce was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Pierce is popular in 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#204 · 1 in 682
- Iowa#249 · 1 in 1,004
- Kansas#287 · 1 in 1,140
- Massachusetts#321 · 1 in 2,143
- Utah#323 · 1 in 1,426
Best ever in a state: #179 in Alaska, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #204 | 5 | 1 in 682 |
| Iowa | #249 | 15 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Kansas | #287 | 14 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Massachusetts | #321 | 14 | 1 in 2,143 |
| Utah | #323 | 15 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Kentucky | #329 | 12 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Connecticut | #341 | 7 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Minnesota | #362 | 14 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Michigan | #381 | 22 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Maryland | #407 | 12 | 1 in 2,336 |
| Nebraska | #409 | 5 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Indiana | #410 | 15 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Colorado | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Arizona | #417 | 15 | 1 in 2,445 |
| Ohio | #417 | 22 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Oregon | #422 | 8 | 1 in 2,273 |
| Florida | #424 | 34 | 1 in 2,706 |
| Pennsylvania | #428 | 20 | 1 in 3,044 |
| Louisiana | #432 | 11 | 1 in 2,156 |
| South Carolina | #447 | 8 | 1 in 2,630 |
| Washington | #447 | 14 | 1 in 2,566 |
| Texas | #448 | 60 | 1 in 2,917 |
| Tennessee | #449 | 13 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Mississippi | #451 | 6 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Nevada | #475 | 5 | 1 in 2,674 |
| North Carolina | #506 | 15 | 1 in 3,393 |
| Arkansas | #519 | 5 | 1 in 2,901 |
| Illinois | #537 | 19 | 1 in 3,566 |
| Missouri | #546 | 9 | 1 in 3,597 |
| Georgia | #547 | 16 | 1 in 3,437 |
| California | #571 | 50 | 1 in 4,607 |
| Wisconsin | #575 | 7 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Oklahoma | #579 | 6 | 1 in 3,390 |
| Alabama | #598 | 6 | 1 in 3,819 |
| Virginia | #743 | 7 | 1 in 5,899 |
| New York | #941 | 13 | 1 in 8,034 |
| New Jersey | #960 | 5 | 1 in 8,480 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Pierce
- 33 spots since 2024 (#538 → #505)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#502 → #505)
- 40 spots since 2015 (#465 → #505)
- Biggest jump: 559 spots in 1892 (#963 → #404)
- Biggest drop: 574 spots in 1891 (#389 → #963)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #383 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1925
- Highest: 1 in 2,856 boys born in 2025 were named Pierce (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #383 in 1886, was only 1 in 5,275 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.3% of all boys named Pierce (5,931) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | #383 (1886) | #543 |
| 1890s | 127 | #389 (1890) | #632 |
| 1900s | 133 | #556 (1902) | #681 |
| 1910s | 413 | #732 (1911) | #851 |
| 1920s | 560 | #778 (1924) | #926 |
| 1930s | 409 | #882 (1936) | #1,030 |
| 1940s | 373 | #1,013 (1949) | #1,129 |
| 1950s | 306 | #1,186 (1954) | #1,397 |
| 1960s | 234 | #1,371 (1964) | #1,684 |
| 1970s | 179 | #1,817 (1973) | #2,383 |
| 1980s | 779 | #809 (1988) | #1,403 |
| 1990s | 2,398 | #576 (1999) | #697 |
| 2000s | 4,898 | #475 (2009) | #507 |
| 2010s | 5,931 | #462 (2013) | #480 |
| 2020s | 3,372 | #502 (2020) | #528 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Pierce in 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 175,907 of them was named Pierce, which outranked 47.0% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,723Zulma11
- #9,723Zuzu11
- #9,723Zyann11
- #10,374Pierce10
- #10,374Aaliyana10
- #10,374Aamna10
- #10,374Aanvi10
- #11,181Aaira9
- #11,181Aala9
- #11,181Aamani9
Tied with 806 names at #10,374; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 3,362 of them was named Pierce, which outranked 96.7% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.