Is Pierce a boy or girl name?
Pierce is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 553 boys were named Pierce, so 5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 20,015 US babies named Pierce were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #540
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,734
- Babies named Pierce since 1880
- 20,015
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 668 babies
Boys and girls named Pierce, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 413 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 560 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 409 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 306 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 779 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,398 | 17 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 4,898 | 73 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 5,931 | 152 | 2.5% |
| 2020s | 2,773 | 127 | 4.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 553 | #540 | 29 | #4,734 |
| 2023 | 537 | #546 | 22 | #5,687 |
| 2022 | 518 | #571 | 32 | #4,445 |
| 2021 | 585 | #502 | 20 | #6,114 |
| 2020 | 580 | #503 | 24 | #5,278 |
| 2019 | 590 | #490 | 22 | #5,747 |
| 2018 | 588 | #490 | 19 | #6,457 |
| 2017 | 547 | #523 | 15 | #7,752 |
| 2016 | 647 | #474 | 14 | #8,296 |
| 2015 | 648 | #466 | 20 | #6,408 |
| 2014 | 621 | #469 | 11 | #10,003 |
| 2013 | 608 | #462 | 15 | #8,064 |
| 2012 | 570 | #479 | 14 | #8,527 |
| 2011 | 565 | #473 | 10 | #10,995 |
| 2010 | 547 | #476 | 12 | #9,662 |
| 2009 | 575 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 538 | #506 | 12 | #9,944 |
| 2007 | 544 | #487 | 9 | #12,416 |
| 2006 | 454 | #554 | 11 | #10,441 |
| 2005 | 502 | #496 | 8 | #12,733 |
| 2004 | 478 | #512 | 8 | #12,460 |
| 2003 | 512 | #484 | 8 | #12,122 |
| 2002 | 438 | #519 | 7 | #13,283 |
| 2001 | 399 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 458 | #498 | 10 | #9,705 |
| 1999 | 338 | #577 | 10 | #9,315 |
| 1998 | 312 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 308 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 309 | #583 | 7 | #11,475 |
| 1995 | 223 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 222 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 208 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 202 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 140 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 136 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 144 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 137 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 101 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 89 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 107 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 85 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 33 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 33 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 42 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 47 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 48 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 49 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 55 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 59 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 49 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 56 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 75 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 53 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 62 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 65 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 57 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 61 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 58 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 58 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 57 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 48 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 40 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 36 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 17 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 15 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 21 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 15 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 16 | #458 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pierce reached #394 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #4,445 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pierce
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.