Piers
Masculine
Piers entered the US charts in 1952, peaked at #3734 in 1952, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Piers?
Piers first appears in US birth records in 1952 — 73 years ago. The typical Piers alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 300 people named Piers are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Piers most popular?
Piers peaked in 1952, reaching #3734 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 8,274 places below that high. See the whole 1952 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1952
- Most boys named
- 201320 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3734reached in 1952
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%5 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Pierss among us
people named Piers are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Piers
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Nicandro test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Piers's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Nicandro climbed just as high around 1919, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Nicandro's path sketches the road Piers is walking now.
Piers sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Piers beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Piers in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #12008 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Pierss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Piers are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Piers in 2025?
- Piers ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Piers?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Piers — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Piers with classmates?
- Piers will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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