Recorded 1927–1979 Girls' name Peak 1955 240 births

Pierrette — girls' name

240 babies named Pierrette in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s321940s301950s731960s601970s38
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.

What the Data Says About Pierrette

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Pierrette between 1927 and 1979, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pierrette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pierrette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pierrette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pierrette 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 240 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.

Pierrette at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

240

Since 1927

53 years of records

Peak year

1955

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1927

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1979

Pierrette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1927

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1955)
11
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4681012 19791971196419591954194919341927 7

Pierrette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
73 births that decade — 30% of Pierrette's all-time total
1920s71930s321940s301950s731960s601970s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pierrette?
240 babies have been named Pierrette since 1927. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1955 with 11 births.
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?
Pierrette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 53 years of data 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.

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, 1927–1979 (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.