Pierre
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #10,193 · #1,252 for boys in 2025, 159 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1986 · 470 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 19,069since 1880
Pierre over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Pierre has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #1,252 | 159 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,243 | 159 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,167 | 177 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,156 | 178 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,081 | 196 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,111 | 177 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,085 | 184 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,045 | 194 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,186 | 157 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,124 | 173 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,124 | 170 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,008 | 203 | |
| 2013 | — | #974 | 205 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,017 | 192 | |
| 2011 | — | #987 | 198 | |
| 2010 | — | #949 | 211 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,020 | 191 | |
| 2008 | — | #979 | 203 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,005 | 192 | |
| 2006 | — | #997 | 185 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,035 | 162 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,067 | 150 | |
| 2003 | — | #933 | 176 | |
| 2002 | — | #945 | 170 | |
| 2001 | — | #968 | 159 | |
| 2000 | — | #924 | 166 | |
| 1999 | — | #926 | 158 | |
| 1998 | — | #801 | 191 | |
| 1997 | — | #799 | 183 | |
| 1996 | — | #849 | 164 | |
| 1995 | — | #844 | 163 | |
| 1994 | — | #736 | 204 | |
| 1993 | — | #651 | 250 | |
| 1992 | — | #599 | 295 | |
| 1991 | — | #525 | 366 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #492 | 387 |
| 1989 | — | #457 | 423 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #414 | 475 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #401 | 472 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #389 | 470 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #404 | 447 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #405 | 410 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #404 | 408 |
| 1982 | — | #453 | 357 | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #486 | 298 |
| 1980 | — | #505 | 282 | |
| 1979 | — | #562 | 234 | |
| 1978 | — | #651 | 166 | |
| 1977 | — | #629 | 179 | |
| 1976 | — | #696 | 142 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #669 | 152 |
| 1974 | — | #595 | 180 | |
| 1973 | — | #723 | 124 | |
| 1972 | — | #651 | 151 | |
| 1971 | — | #628 | 174 | |
| 1970 | — | #573 | 198 | |
| 1969 | — | #573 | 188 | |
| 1968 | — | #552 | 188 | |
| 1967 | — | #513 | 215 | |
| 1966 | — | #526 | 210 | |
| 1965 | — | #501 | 231 | |
| 1964 | — | #521 | 224 | |
| 1963 | — | #518 | 238 | |
| 1962 | — | #576 | 185 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #514 | 240 |
| 1960 | — | #512 | 241 | |
| 1959 | — | #525 | 225 | |
| 1958 | — | #533 | 208 | |
| 1957 | — | #559 | 190 | |
| 1956 | — | #598 | 162 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #590 | 155 |
| 1954 | — | #569 | 167 | |
| 1953 | — | #634 | 127 | |
| 1952 | — | #677 | 105 | |
| 1951 | — | #693 | 102 | |
| 1950 | — | #645 | 116 | |
| 1949 | — | #719 | 91 | |
| 1948 | — | #737 | 83 | |
| 1947 | — | #685 | 102 | |
| 1946 | — | #704 | 85 | |
| 1945 | — | #767 | 64 | |
| 1944 | — | #667 | 86 | |
| 1943 | — | #824 | 64 | |
| 1942 | — | #821 | 62 | |
| 1941 | — | #739 | 70 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #763 | 63 | |
| 1938 | — | #749 | 67 | |
| 1937 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1936 | — | #756 | 64 | |
| 1935 | — | #757 | 66 | |
| 1934 | — | #888 | 50 | |
| 1933 | — | #812 | 58 | |
| 1932 | — | #821 | 60 | |
| 1931 | — | #775 | 65 | |
| 1930 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1929 | — | #878 | 57 | |
| 1928 | — | #913 | 54 | |
| 1927 | — | #858 | 62 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1924 | — | #886 | 61 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,041 | 46 | |
| 1922 | — | #977 | 52 | |
| 1921 | — | #913 | 59 | |
| 1920 | — | #792 | 71 | |
| 1919 | — | #938 | 51 | |
| 1918 | — | #949 | 49 | |
| 1917 | — | #946 | 46 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,028 | 39 | |
| 1915 | — | #941 | 44 | |
| 1914 | — | #870 | 39 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #459 | 18 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pierre was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Pierre is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Illinois#364 · 1 in 2,136
- Mississippi#399 · 1 in 1,966
- Maryland#456 · 1 in 2,991
- Michigan#593 · 1 in 4,284
- Georgia#666 · 1 in 4,707
Best ever in a state: #79 in Vermont, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #364 | 35 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Mississippi | #399 | 8 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Maryland | #456 | 10 | 1 in 2,991 |
| Michigan | #593 | 12 | 1 in 4,284 |
| Georgia | #666 | 13 | 1 in 4,707 |
| Tennessee | #693 | 7 | 1 in 5,388 |
| New Jersey | #696 | 8 | 1 in 5,698 |
| Ohio | #706 | 11 | 1 in 5,858 |
| California | #956 | 22 | 1 in 11,553 |
| New York | #1,033 | 11 | 1 in 9,920 |
| Florida | #1,057 | 10 | 1 in 10,051 |
| Texas | #1,165 | 14 | 1 in 13,514 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 9 spots since 2024 (#1,243 → #1,252)
- 141 spots since 2020 (#1,111 → #1,252)
- 128 spots since 2015 (#1,124 → #1,252)
- Biggest jump: 419 spots in 1899 (#1,002 → #583)
- Biggest drop: 543 spots in 1898 (#459 → #1,002)
Rise & fade · boys
106 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1986 at #389 (470 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1927–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,918
- Highest: 1 in 3,918 boys born in 1986 were named Pierre (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,743 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 21.2% of all boys named Pierre (4,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | #497 (1883) | #580 |
| 1890s | 96 | #459 (1897) | #733 |
| 1900s | 92 | #637 (1901) | #796 |
| 1910s | 328 | #870 (1914) | #1,014 |
| 1920s | 559 | #792 (1920) | #924 |
| 1930s | 615 | #749 (1938) | #795 |
| 1940s | 764 | #667 (1944) | #749 |
| 1950s | 1,557 | #525 (1959) | #602 |
| 1960s | 2,160 | #501 (1965) | #531 |
| 1970s | 1,700 | #562 (1979) | #638 |
| 1980s | 4,042 | #389 (1986) | #432 |
| 1990s | 2,361 | #492 (1990) | #722 |
| 2000s | 1,754 | #924 (2000) | #987 |
| 2010s | 1,887 | #949 (2010) | #1,050 |
| 2020s | 1,046 | #1,081 (2021) | #1,168 |
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.
Pierre in 2008
boys
#979
203 births · 1 in 10,050 boys
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 10,050 of them was named Pierre, which outranked 93.3% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).