Pierson
Pierson was the 1456th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1137th with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 133 places. More babies were named Pierson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,456 boys, down 319 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,633babies recorded
Pierson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,410 | #1,456 | 15 | 123 |
| 2020 | #14,705 | #1,137 | 6 | 172 |
| 2010 | — | #1,422 | — | 117 |
| 2000 | — | #2,079 | — | 49 |
| 1990 | — | #5,279 | — | 10 |
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How popular is Pierson, counting every spelling?
Pierson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,213 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,456 for Pierson on its own. Together these spellings went to 154 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson | 123 | #1,456 | 642 |
| Pearson | 31 | #3,639 | 208 |
| Piercen | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Pierson?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pierson (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pierson 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pierson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pierson?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Pierson are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Pierson mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Pierson by state
How common Pierson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.2×), Michigan (2.2×), Pennsylvania (1.8×). In 34 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 Pierson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pierson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pierson
How popular is the name Pierson?
Pierson was the 1456th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1137th with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 133 places. More babies were named Pierson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pierson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Pierson in the US.
Where is Pierson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pierson was most common in Tennessee (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania.