Piers vs Pierce

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

Name A

Piers

Boy name · Rank #12536

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Name B

Pierce

Boy name · Rank #538

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Metric Piers Pierce
Current Rank #12536 #538
Total Births (all years) 290 19,646
Peak Year 2013 2015
Peak Year Births 20 648
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Piers Pierce
1880ss — 133
1890ss — 127
1900ss — 133
1910ss — 413
1920ss — 560
1930ss — 409
1940ss — 373
1950ss 5 306
1960ss — 234
1970ss — 179
1980ss 29 779
1990ss 43 2,398
2000ss 83 4,898
2010ss 102 5,931
2020ss 28 2,773

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Piers Pierce
2014 9 621
2015 11 648
2016 7 647
2017 7 547
2018 8 588
2019 6 590
2020 7 580
2021 — 585
2022 11 518
2023 5 537
2024 5 553

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, 1952–2024.

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