Girl · #15,899 in 2026

Pierina

Pierina is an Italian and Spanish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Pierina Borsani (1909–1960), Italian female basketball player and athlete Pierina Carcelén, Peruvian actress, model and dancer Pierina Dealessi (1894–1983), Italian-born Argentine actress Pierina Gilli (1911–1991), Italian Roman Catholic visionary Pierina Legnani (1868–1930), Italian ballerina Pierina…

  • Italian
Current Rank
#15,899
Peak Rank
#1,883 (1915)
Total Babies
262
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1907
First Year
2017
Last Year
1915
Peak Year
#1883
Peak Rank
262
Total Count
29
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Pierina

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Pierina is an Italian and Spanish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Pierina Borsani (1909–1960), Italian female basketball player and athlete Pierina Carcelén, Peruvian actress, model and dancer Pierina Dealessi (1894–1983), Italian-born Argentine actress Pierina Gilli (1911–1991), Italian Roman Catholic visionary Pierina Legnani (1868–1930), Italian ballerina Pierina…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Italian

The Story of Pierina

The earliest SSA record of Pierina as a baby girl name dates back to 1907, when 6 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Pierina — #1,883 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Pierinas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 262 Pierinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Pierina

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pierina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Pierina

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pierina

What does the name Pierina mean?
Pierina is an Italian and Spanish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Pierina Borsani (1909–1960), Italian female basketball player and athlete Pierina Carcelén, Peruvian actress, model and dancer Pierina Dealessi (1894–1983), Italian-born Argentine actress Pierina Gilli (1911–1991), Italian Roman Catholic visionary Pierina Legnani (1868–1930), Italian ballerina Pierina…
What is the origin of the name Pierina?
Pierina has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Italian.
How popular is Pierina in 2026?
In 2026, Pierina ranks #15,899 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Pierina most popular?
Pierina reached its peak popularity in 1915, ranking #1,883 that year with 17 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Pierina most popular?
Pierina has historically been most popular in New York, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Pierina.
Is Pierina a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Pierina is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Pierina?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Pierina include Malissie, Ebbie, Lema. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Pierina?
Common variants and related forms of Pierina include Piera, Pietra. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Pierina

Pierina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 262 births in the dataset. Pierina's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,883. Use the chart and map above to compare Pierina'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.