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Pierre

/piˈɛɹ/ · 100% boys · 159 born in 2025

Pierre has been given to about 19,143 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/piˈɛɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 15,886
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pierre per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 482
  • Born in 2025159
  • All time19,143
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Pierre?

Its best year was 1988, when 482 babies were given the name, ranking 415th. The typical living American called Pierre is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Pierre

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pierce0.81
  2. Sincere0.65
  3. Jere0.63
  4. Pete0.57
  5. Perry0.51
  6. Zyaire0.49
  7. Prince0.48

Middle names for Pierre

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pierre Thomas0.80
  2. Pierre James0.80
  3. Pierre Cole0.79
  4. Pierre Miles0.79
  5. Pierre Wilder0.78
  6. Pierre John0.61

Sibling names for Pierre

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.94
  2. Marcelbrother · 0.93
  3. Santosbrother · 0.92
  4. Aronbrother · 0.91
  5. Elisasister · 0.91
  6. Elishaeither · 0.91

Where Pierre is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.02%
  2. Louisiana0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Pierre Wilson0.75
  2. Pierre Williams0.75
  3. Pierre Walker0.75
  4. Pierre Turner0.75
  5. Pierre Torres0.75
  6. Pierre Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Pierre

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Pierre across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.