Pierre
Pierre was the 1253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 1988 (475). Over the last ten years it has moved down 124 places. More babies were named Pierre in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,253 boys, down 138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 159boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,143babies recorded
Pierre popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 74 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,253 | 159 |
| 2020 | #1,115 | 177 |
| 2010 | #950 | 211 |
| 2000 | #926 | 166 |
| 1990 | #494 | 387 |
| 1980 | #507 | 282 |
| 1970 | #574 | 198 |
| 1960 | #512 | 241 |
| 1950 | #646 | 116 |
| 1940 | #836 | 57 |
| 1930 | #863 | 59 |
| 1920 | #800 | 71 |
| 1910 | #1,285 | 8 |
| 1900 | #827 | 11 |
| 1890 | #972 | 6 |
| 1880 | #518 | 13 |
How popular is Pierre, counting every spelling?
Pierre has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,186 for boys in 2025, against #1,253 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Pierre?
159 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pierre (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pierre born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pierre.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pierre?
About 15,400 people born in the US named Pierre are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 22 and 52. That makes Pierre mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pierre by state
How common Pierre was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×), Michigan (2.4×), Maryland (1.7×), Illinois (1.6×). In 29 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pierre: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pierre, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pierre
How popular is the name Pierre?
Pierre was the 1253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 1988 (475). Over the last ten years it has moved down 124 places. More babies were named Pierre in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Pierre a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pierre in the US.
Where is Pierre most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pierre was most common in Georgia (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Louisiana.