Piero
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PYEH-roh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Piero is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone, rock”. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Piero mean?
Greek: Italian form of Peter
“stone, rock”
Italian form of Peter, borne by the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca.
Is Piero a girl's or a boy's name?
Piero is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Piero in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Piero in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
How popular is Piero in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Piero, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Piero in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Piero in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
Names like Piero
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Nico Pedro Lucas Rio Arlo Hugo Marco Ezra Pablo Xander Enzo
Names related to Piero
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Piero: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/piero, updated 20 October 2026.