Boys' name · since 2008

Piersen

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Piersen, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Piersen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 2008.

Social Security Administration records show Piersen recorded 28 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2019.

  • #26,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piersen ranks #26,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Piersen's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Piersen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Piersen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Piersen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2014)
11
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 2008201020142019 5

Piersen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 75% of the file).

2010s was Piersen's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Piersen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Piersen? ▼
28 babies have been named Piersen since 2008. All-time, it sits at #26,485 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2014 with 11 births.
Where does Piersen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piersen ranks #26,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Piersen most popular? ▼
Piersen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Piersen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Piersen since 2008 -- 12 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Piersen? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Piersen

Nearby Names Like Piersen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Piersen

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#505 20,245 births
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Pierson Boy
#1453 3,522 births
Pietro Boy
#3043 2,423 births
Pieter Boy
#12210 1,011 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Piersen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2019 (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 Piersen 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.