Piero
Piero is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:Piero Angela (1928–2022), Italian television host Piero Barucci, Italian academic and politician Piero Cari, Peruvian footballer Piero Cassano, Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar Piero del Pollaiuolo, Italian painter Piero della Francesca (c1415–1492), Italian artist of the…
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Piero
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Piero is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:Piero Angela (1928–2022), Italian television host Piero Barucci, Italian academic and politician Piero Cari, Peruvian footballer Piero Cassano, Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar Piero del Pollaiuolo, Italian painter Piero della Francesca (c1415–1492), Italian artist of the…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Piero
Piero first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1961, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 37 Pieros were born — ranking #3,089 that year. As of 2026, Piero ranks #3,589 for baby boys with 32 births, rising sharply (+63% over the past five years). In total, more than 857 Pieros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Piero
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Piero. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Piero
Phonetically similar names — useful when Piero is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Piro
- Pirro
- Pierro
- Pirot
- Pyrrho
- Pairo
- Pyro
- Piru
- Paro
- Poro
- Piri
- Peary
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About the name Piero
Piero is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 857 births in the dataset. Piero's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Piero'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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