Pier

Where Pier comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Pier.

Pier through the years
  1. 1953
    First appearance
    #3,480 among girls with 11 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Peak, #1,842
    35 babies named Pier, the most in any year.
  3. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,060.
  4. 1995
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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