Boys' name · since 1880
Pierce
Pierce has 20,245 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #505 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,245
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
20,245 babies have been named Pierce since 1880, making it today's #505 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pierce recorded 20,245 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #505 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #505 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,245 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pierce ranks #835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #505 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,245 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #505 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,245
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pierce's 20,245 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Pierce compares
20,245 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pierce's all-time total is 55x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pierce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 648 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pierce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pierce splits its recorded history at 1953: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 648 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pierce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 648
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Pierce popularity over time - girls
389 total births recorded since 1996 (Pierce as girls' name)
Pierce by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,931 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Pierce's strongest decade.
5,931 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Pierce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 133
1880s
133 births
- 1890s 127
1890s
127 births
- 1900s 133
1900s
133 births
- 1910s 413
1910s
413 births
- 1920s 560
1920s
560 births
- 1930s 409
1930s
409 births
- 1940s 373
1940s
373 births
- 1950s 306
1950s
306 births
- 1960s 234
1960s
234 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 779
1980s
779 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,398 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,898 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,931 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,372 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,931 births (29% of all-time use).
How Pierce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pierce's total volume
Pierce by state
Where Pierce concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,886 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,673 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 928 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 893 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 869 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 750 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 648 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 587 | 2.9% |
1,886 of 20,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Pierce appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pierce's data
- Pierce's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,931 total births) through the 2020s (3,372) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pierces (1,886 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pierce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Pierce 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.