Total births
240
Girls' name · since 1927
Pierrette
Pierrette has 240 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 240
- total births
- 1927–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Pierrette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 240 recorded since 1927.
Pierrette has 240 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1979.
- 240 total births
- 1927–1979 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
240 girls have been named Pierrette since 1927, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1979.
- 240
- total births
- 1927–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Pierrette was born in this single decade.
1955
Single peak year
11 babies were named Pierrette in 1955 - its busiest year on record.
Pierrette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pierrette's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pierrette at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1955
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1927
Pierrette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1979
- Peak year (1955)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Pierrette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Pierrette's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Pierrette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 73 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pierrette? ▼
Pierrette has been given to 240 babies in the U.S. since 1927, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 11 babies were born in 1955, its single highest year.
When was Pierrette most popular? ▼
Pierrette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Pierrette been used? ▼
Records for Pierrette go back to 1927, giving 53 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Pierrette? ▼
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.
What to do with Pierrette's data
- Pierrette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 1970s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pierrette
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Piedad Girl
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Compare Pierrette side by side: Pierrette vs Pierce Pierrette vs Pier Pierrette vs Pierina
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1927–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pierrette: Baby Name Since 1927 - 240 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pierrette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pierrette 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 June 2026.