Pierce
- #5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births
- #505 for boys in 2025, 598 births
- Given to boys 98.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,245since 1880
Pierce over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Pierce has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | #505 | 598 |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | #538 | 554 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #546 | 537 |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | #571 | 518 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #503 | 585 |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | #502 | 580 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #489 | 590 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #490 | 588 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | #523 | 547 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #473 | 647 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | #465 | 648 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #469 | 621 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #462 | 608 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | #479 | 570 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #473 | 565 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #475 | 547 |
| 2009 | — | #475 | 575 | |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #506 | 538 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #487 | 544 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #553 | 454 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #495 | 502 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #512 | 478 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #484 | 512 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #518 | 438 |
| 2001 | — | #541 | 399 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #498 | 458 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #576 | 338 |
| 1998 | — | #596 | 312 | |
| 1997 | — | #587 | 308 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #582 | 309 |
| 1995 | — | #713 | 223 | |
| 1994 | — | #698 | 222 | |
| 1993 | — | #716 | 208 | |
| 1992 | — | #727 | 202 | |
| 1991 | — | #891 | 140 | |
| 1990 | — | #881 | 136 | |
| 1989 | — | #830 | 144 | |
| 1988 | — | #809 | 137 | |
| 1987 | — | #939 | 101 | |
| 1986 | — | #971 | 89 | |
| 1985 | — | #877 | 107 | |
| 1984 | — | #960 | 85 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,239 | 55 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,680 | 17 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,068 | 23 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,650 | 23 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,723 | 20 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,371 | 33 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,792 | 20 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,406 | 32 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,364 | 33 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,418 | 30 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,255 | 36 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,186 | 40 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,242 | 35 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,190 | 37 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,045 | 43 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,378 | 23 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,018 | 41 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,120 | 37 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,214 | 33 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #976 | 42 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,149 | 32 | |
| 1937 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1936 | — | #882 | 48 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,165 | 32 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,028 | 39 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,110 | 37 | |
| 1931 | — | #922 | 49 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,078 | 41 | |
| 1928 | — | #862 | 59 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,001 | 49 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #900 | 56 | |
| 1924 | — | #778 | 75 | |
| 1923 | — | #941 | 53 | |
| 1922 | — | #871 | 62 | |
| 1921 | — | #856 | 65 | |
| 1920 | — | #911 | 57 | |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1917 | — | #839 | 58 | |
| 1916 | — | #824 | 57 | |
| 1915 | — | #893 | 48 | |
| 1914 | — | #855 | 40 | |
| 1913 | — | #789 | 36 | |
| 1912 | — | #892 | 25 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #616 | 17 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #615 | 15 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #556 | 15 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #480 | 15 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pierce was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Pierce is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Montana#227 · 1 in 753
- South Dakota#257 · 1 in 769
- Kansas#297 · 1 in 1,171
- South Carolina#311 · 1 in 1,247
- Colorado#329 · 1 in 1,413
Best ever in a state: #179 in Alaska, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| South Dakota | #257 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Kansas | #297 | 12 | 1 in 1,171 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 17 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Colorado | #329 | 19 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Utah | #351 | 13 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Wisconsin | #355 | 15 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Pennsylvania | #378 | 28 | 1 in 1,866 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Michigan | #420 | 20 | 1 in 2,010 |
| North Carolina | #431 | 25 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Illinois | #433 | 25 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Maryland | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Kentucky | #450 | 10 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Arizona | #463 | 15 | 1 in 2,182 |
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Alabama | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,152 |
| New Jersey | #488 | 15 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Virginia | #525 | 14 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Texas | #526 | 62 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Georgia | #541 | 19 | 1 in 2,643 |
| Ohio | #555 | 18 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Florida | #557 | 31 | 1 in 3,082 |
| California | #565 | 53 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Minnesota | #586 | 8 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Louisiana | #591 | 7 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Tennessee | #592 | 12 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Missouri | #597 | 9 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Indiana | #621 | 10 | 1 in 3,166 |
| New York | #639 | 23 | 1 in 3,671 |
| Washington | #639 | 10 | 1 in 3,280 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Pierce
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 33 spots since 2024 (#538 → #505)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#502 → #505)
- Biggest jump: 559 spots in 1892
- Biggest drop: 574 spots in 1891
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #383 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1925
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,856
- Highest: 1 in 2,856 boys born in 2025 were named Pierce (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #383 in 1886, was only 1 in 5,275 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 29.3% of all boys named Pierce (5,931) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | #383 (1886) | #543 |
| 1890s | 127 | #389 (1890) | #632 |
| 1900s | 133 | #556 (1902) | #681 |
| 1910s | 413 | #732 (1911) | #851 |
| 1920s | 560 | #778 (1924) | #926 |
| 1930s | 409 | #882 (1936) | #1,030 |
| 1940s | 373 | #1,013 (1949) | #1,129 |
| 1950s | 306 | #1,186 (1954) | #1,397 |
| 1960s | 234 | #1,371 (1964) | #1,684 |
| 1970s | 179 | #1,817 (1973) | #2,383 |
| 1980s | 779 | #809 (1988) | #1,403 |
| 1990s | 2,398 | #576 (1999) | #697 |
| 2000s | 4,898 | #475 (2009) | #507 |
| 2010s | 5,931 | #462 (2013) | #480 |
| 2020s | 3,372 | #502 (2020) | #528 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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