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Pierce

“Variant of Piers — rock, stone (medieval form of Peter)” — Greek, via Old French Piers origin

Boy's name · #505 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Pierce has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #383 (1886) · 20,245 babies named Pierce all-time · 1 in 2,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Pierces

• Pierce Brosnan — Irish actor (born 1953)
• Pierce Lepage — Canadian athletics competitor
• Pierce Gagnon — American child actor
• Pierce Brown — American writer
• Pierce Butler — United States Founding Father, from South Carolina

In stories & tradition

• Pierce Greyson — Neighbours
• Pierce — Saints Row 2 · Saints Row: The Third
• Pierce Hawthorne — Community

What Pierces become

Among 92 notable people named Pierce:

No single standout — notable Pierces spread across many fields.

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