Boys' name · since 1961
Piero
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 821 babies named Piero, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 821
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Piero is the #4070 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 821 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piero has been recorded 821 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #4070 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #5,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,070 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 821 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piero ranks #5,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,070 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 821 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 821
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Piero's 821 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Piero compares
821 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Piero's all-time total is 122% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Piero | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 821 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Piero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Piero's full recorded timeline at 1998, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Piero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Piero by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (223 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Piero's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Piero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 223 births (27% of all-time use).
How Piero 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 Piero's total volume
Piero by state
Where Piero concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 89 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 4.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
89 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Piero's data
- Piero's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Pieros (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Piero
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Piero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Piero 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.