Pierce
Pierce is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Pierce A'Court-Ashe (1707–1768), British politician Pierce Askegren (1955–2006), American author Pierce M.
Meaning & Origin of Pierce
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pierce is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Pierce A'Court-Ashe (1707–1768), British politician Pierce Askegren (1955–2006), American author Pierce M.
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The Story of Pierce
Pierce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 648 Pierces were born — ranking #465 that year. As of 2026, Pierce ranks #556 for baby boys with 530 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 21K Pierces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Pierce
Pierce is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Pierce's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #383. Use the chart and map above to compare Pierce's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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