Recorded 1983–2017 Girls' name Peak 1997 61 births

Pierra — girls' name

61 babies named Pierra in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s252000s192010s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Pierra was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pierra in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pierra

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Pierra between 1983 and 2017, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pierra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pierra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pierra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pierra 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 61 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.

Pierra at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

61

Since 1983

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1983

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2017

Pierra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1983

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Pierra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 41% of Pierra's all-time total
1980s121990s252000s192010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pierra?
61 babies have been named Pierra since 1983. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Pierra most popular?
Pierra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Pierra been used?
Pierra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 35 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Pierra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pierce, Pier, Pierina, Piedad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2017 (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.