Pierce vs Pierre

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

Name A

Pierce

Boy name · Rank #538

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Name B

Pierre

Boy name · Rank #1244

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Metric Pierce Pierre
Current Rank #538 #1244
Total Births (all years) 20,245 19,069
Peak Year 2015 1988
Peak Year Births 648 475
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pierce Pierre
1880s 133 108
1890s 127 96
1900s 133 92
1910s 413 328
1920s 560 559
1930s 409 615
1940s 373 764
1950s 306 1,557
1960s 234 2,160
1970s 179 1,700
1980s 779 4,042
1990s 2,398 2,361
2000s 4,898 1,754
2010s 5,931 1,887
2020s 3,372 1,046

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pierce Pierre
2014 621 203
2015 648 170
2016 647 173
2017 547 157
2018 588 194
2019 590 184
2020 580 177
2021 585 196
2022 518 178
2023 537 177
2024 554 159
2025 598 159

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, 1880–2025.

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