Pier vs Pierce

Side-by-side comparison of Pier and Pierce - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pier

Girl name

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Name B

Pierce

Boy name · Rank #538

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Metric Pier Pierce
Current Rank Unranked #538
Total Births (all years) 364 20,245
Peak Year 1957 2015
Peak Year Births 35 648
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1953 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pier Pierce
1880s - 133
1890s - 127
1900s - 133
1910s - 413
1920s - 560
1930s - 409
1940s - 373
1950s 153 306
1960s 141 234
1970s 31 179
1980s 33 779
1990s 6 2,398
2000s - 4,898
2010s - 5,931
2020s - 3,372

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pier Pierce
2014 - 621
2015 - 648
2016 - 647
2017 - 547
2018 - 588
2019 - 590
2020 - 580
2021 - 585
2022 - 518
2023 - 537
2024 - 554
2025 - 598

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1953–1994.

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