Boys' name · since 1992
Peirce
Peirce has 94 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Peirce sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 94 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Peirce recorded 94 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2017.
- #17,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 94 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peirce ranks #17,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Peirce's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Peirce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Peirce splits its recorded history at 2002: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Peirce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2017
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Peirce by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Peirce's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Peirce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Peirce's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Peirce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Peirce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.