Boys' name · since 2000

Pierceson

Pierceson has 56 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,167 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
56
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

56 babies have been named Pierceson since 2000, making it today's #10167 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Pierceson recorded 56 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #10167 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, 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 2000 to 2025.

  • #21,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,167 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 56 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pierceson ranks #21,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,167 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
56
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%27%
Pierceson vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Pierceson's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Pierceson compares

56 18th percentile among 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

Pierceson's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Pierceson Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 56 369 358,536
Peak-year births 7 34 22,252

Pierceson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Pierceson's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Pierceson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
7
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2000200220032006200820102017202020242025 7

Pierceson by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 46% of the file).

2000s was Pierceson's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Pierceson births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pierceson?
56 babies have been named Pierceson since 2000. All-time, it sits at #21,410 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,167 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
Where does Pierceson sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pierceson ranks #21,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Pierceson most popular?
Pierceson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Pierceson been used?
Records for Pierceson go back to 2000, giving 26 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Pierceson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pierce, Pierre, Pierson, Pietro, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Pierceson's data

  • Pierceson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Pierceson

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Pierceson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Pierceson 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.