US rank #4220 Boys' name Peak 2007 795 births

Piero — #4220 US boys' name

795 babies named Piero in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s341970s691980s591990s1042000s2232010s1752020s131
#4220
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Piero was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

37 babies were named Piero in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Piero

The Social Security Administration has registered 795 babies named Piero between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Piero currently holds the #4220 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Piero performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Piero shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Piero in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Piero in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 795 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Piero at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

795

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2007

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,220

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Piero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
37
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989197819701961 9

Piero by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
223 births that decade — 28% of Piero's all-time total
1960s341970s691980s591990s1042000s2232010s1752020s131

Piero by state

Where Piero concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Piero
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
81 10.2%
#2 California
39 4.9%
#3 New York
28 3.5%
#4 New Jersey
12 1.5%
#5 Virginia
5 0.6%
Florida share of Piero's total US births 10.2%
Even split

81 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Piero?
795 babies have been named Piero since 1961. It currently ranks #4220 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 37 births.
When was Piero most popular?
Piero was most popular in the 2000s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Piero most popular?
The top states for the name Piero are Florida (81 births), California (39 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Piero been used?
Piero has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Piero?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.