Pierce

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

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

Pierce is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it is ranked #505 in 2025, with about 600 boys given the name last year. Roughly 20,000 have carried it all-time. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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.

Similar names: Cal · Pierre · Reece · Augustine · Porter · Trace

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