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Pierce

Gender
Boy
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#3,329 for boys
US rank, 2025
#505 for boys

Pierce is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 505th for boys in the US (598 babies).

What does Pierce mean?

Greek

A male given name from Ancient Greek, medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Pierce a girl's or a boy's name?

Pierce is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 598 boys in the US.

How popular is Pierce in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,329th among boys
Babies in 2025
6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 38% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Pierce, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 76 boys.

Half of all the boys named Pierce in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 270th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 76 in 19972025
Pierce in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20256#3,329
20244#4,346
20238#2,691
20222#6,336
20216#3,179
202010#2,185
201913#1,858
20186#3,162
20179#2,461
201612#2,007
201510#2,260
201412#1,929
201311#2,033
201212#1,956
201121#1,293
201022#1,245
200922#1,214
200836#854
200734#858
200658#564
200554#552
200432#782
200371#408
200251#481
200149#478
200056#432
199955#444
199859#417
199776#355
199664#380

How popular is Pierce in the US?

Rank in 2025
505th among boys
Babies in 2025
598 about 1 in 2,900 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 4% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 598 boys in the US were named Pierce, making it the 505th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 648 boys. 20 girls were also named Pierce in 2025 (5,916th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Pierce than any year since 2016.

Half of all the boys named Pierce in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 648 in 20152025
Pierce in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025598#505
2024554#538
2023537#546
2022518#571
2021585#503
2020580#502
2019590#489
2018588#490
2017547#523
2016647#473
2015648#465
2014621#469
2013608#462
2012570#479
2011565#473
2010547#475
2009575#475
2008538#506
2007544#487
2006454#553
2005502#495
2004478#512
2003512#484
2002438#518
2001399#541
2000458#498
1999338#575
1998312#596
1997308#587
1996309#582
1995223#710
1994222#697
1993208#715
1992202#725
1991140#887
1990136#877
1989144#827
1988137#808
1987101#938
198689#970
1985107#877
198485#959
198355#1,239
198227#1,998
198117#2,678
198017#2,728
197918#2,567
197823#2,068
197717#2,555
197617#2,507
197511#3,244
197418#2,275
197324#1,817
197214#2,533
197119#2,125
197018#2,124
196917#2,045
196823#1,649
196716#1,973
196620#1,722
196519#1,805
196433#1,370
196320#1,791
196225#1,587
196132#1,405
196029#1,485
195929#1,466
195820#1,765
195733#1,363
195630#1,417
195536#1,254
195440#1,185
195324#1,550
195228#1,429
195135#1,241
195031#1,288
194947#1,012
194841#1,106
194737#1,189
194643#1,045
194523#1,377
194441#1,018
194337#1,120
194233#1,214
194138#1,051
194033#1,156
193942#976
193832#1,149
193747#906
193648#882
193532#1,165
193428#1,266
193339#1,028
193237#1,110
193149#922
193055#892
192941#1,078
192859#862
192749#1,001
192643#1,064
192556#900
192475#778
192353#941
192262#871
192165#856
192057#911
191961#839
191858#869
191758#839
191657#824
191548#893
191440#855
191336#789
191225#892
191119#732
191011#980
190913#804
190814#712
190717#616
190611#752
190515#615
19048#874
190314#595
190215#555
190111#637
190015#648
18998#786
189813#610
189713#584
189610#722
189514#556
18949#729
189312#572
189222#404
18915#962
189021#389
188911#581
188814#528
188715#438
188621#383
188515#480
188415#488
18835#891
188214#489
18817#705
188016#442

Names like Pierce

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Luke, Luca, Jake, Alexander, Samuel, Prince, Jude, Cruz, Pearse, George, Jack, Max

Names related to Pierce

Pearce

More Greek names

Theodore, Sophia, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Pierce: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pierce, updated 20 October 2026.