Names / Boy names
Pierce
Current rank
#505
holding steady
All-time peak
#394
in 1886
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
20,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #394 in 1886 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Pierce makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Today it sits at #505 and is holding steady. It crested in 1886 at #394. Over 20,600 have carried it since records began.