Names / Boy names
Piers
Current rank
#13,407
and easing
All-time peak
#4,129
in 1952
First recorded
1952
in U.S. data
Children named
295
since 1952
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,129 in 1952 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(PEERZ): English form related to Peter. Crisp and slightly aristocratic in feel. It first shows up in American naming data in 1952. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 295 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.