Pieter vs Pierce

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

Name A

Pieter

Boy name · Rank #9080

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Name B

Pierce

Boy name · Rank #538

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Metric Pieter Pierce
Current Rank #9080 #538
Total Births (all years) 1,006 19,646
Peak Year 1967 2015
Peak Year Births 24 648
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1935 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pieter Pierce
1880ss — 133
1890ss — 127
1900ss — 133
1910ss — 413
1920ss — 560
1930ss 24 409
1940ss 79 373
1950ss 100 306
1960ss 155 234
1970ss 146 179
1980ss 159 779
1990ss 155 2,398
2000ss 111 4,898
2010ss 56 5,931
2020ss 21 2,773

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1935–2024.

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