Piers
Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'.
- English
- Medieval French
Meaning & Origin of Piers
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Medieval French
The Story of Piers
The earliest SSA record of Piers as a baby boy name dates back to 1952, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Piers — #4,619 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Piers on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Piers last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 290 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Piers
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Piers. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Peers
Notable people named Piers
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman
- Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player
- Piers Akerman (born 1950), Australian journalist, conservative commentator and columnist
- Piers Anthony (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels
- Piers Baker (born 1962), British cartoonist
- Piers Baron (born 1983), English musician
- Piers Bengough (1929–2005), British Army officer
- Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher
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Names that sound like Piers
Phonetically similar names — useful when Piers is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Piers
Piers is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Piers's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #4,619. Use the chart and map above to compare Piers'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.