Pierre
French form of Peter, from the Greek petros, rock, a translation of the Aramaic nickname Jesus gave the apostle Simon.
Pierre in 2025
Pierre was given to 159 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,595th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,851 babies born.
The history of Pierre
Pierre reached its highest point in 1988, when 482 babies were given the name, ranking 883rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 838th, in 1986.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 19,143 babies have been named Pierre. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Pierre by decade
| Decade | Babies named Pierre | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | 990 |
| 1890s | 96 | 1,206 |
| 1900s | 92 | 1,651 |
| 1910s | 328 | 1,782 |
| 1920s | 559 | 1,626 |
| 1930s | 615 | 1,556 |
| 1940s | 764 | 1,450 |
| 1950s | 1,562 | 1,165 |
| 1960s | 2,165 | 1,127 |
| 1970s | 1,705 | 1,265 |
| 1980s | 4,094 | 838 |
| 1990s | 2,368 | 1,078 |
| 2000s | 1,754 | 2,096 |
| 2010s | 1,887 | 2,086 |
| 2020s | 1,046 | 2,263 |
Where Pierre is heading
Pierre has fallen 6% over the past decade, from 170 babies in 2015 to 159 in 2025.
Names like Pierre
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Pierre.