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Pierre

“Rock, stone” — French origin

Boy's name · #1253 in the US (2025) · 80s

Pierre's best rank, #389, came in 1986; it has settled back to #1253 today. Roughly 19,000 boys have been named Pierre since 1880.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Pierres

• Pierre Curie — French physicist (1859–1906)
• Pierre de Coubertin — founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937)
• Pierre de Fermat — French mathematician and lawyer
• Pierre Corneille — French tragedian (1606–1684)
• Pierre Trudeau — Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

In stories & tradition

• Pierre Brassau — fictional animal character
• Pierre Bezukhov — War and Peace
• Pierre Chang — Lost

What Pierres become

Among 13,628 notable people named Pierre:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician and lawyer.

Similar names: Rolando · Pierce · Sire · Gino · Rene · Blaise

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