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 #1246

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Metric Pierce Pierre
Current Rank #538 #1246
Total Births (all years) 19,646 18,908
Peak Year 2015 1988
Peak Year Births 648 475
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pierce Pierre
1880ss 133 108
1890ss 127 96
1900ss 133 92
1910ss 413 328
1920ss 560 559
1930ss 409 615
1940ss 373 764
1950ss 306 1,557
1960ss 234 2,160
1970ss 179 1,700
1980ss 779 4,042
1990ss 2,398 2,361
2000ss 4,898 1,754
2010ss 5,931 1,886
2020ss 2,773 886

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pierce Pierre
2014 621 203
2015 648 170
2016 647 173
2017 547 157
2018 588 193
2019 590 184
2020 580 177
2021 585 196
2022 518 178
2023 537 177
2024 553 158

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, 1880–2024.

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