Is Pierson a boy or girl name?
Pierson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 124 boys were named Pierson, so 7.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 3,494 US babies named Pierson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,458
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,055
- Babies named Pierson since 1912
- 3,494
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 178 babies
Boys and girls named Pierson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 269 | 5 | 1.8% |
| 2000s | 891 | 16 | 1.8% |
| 2010s | 1,349 | 28 | 2% |
| 2020s | 691 | 46 | 6.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,458 | 10 | #10,055 |
| 2023 | 119 | #1,498 | 8 | #11,934 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,474 | 13 | #8,403 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,248 | 9 | #10,927 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,137 | 6 | #14,698 |
| 2019 | 146 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,148 | 7 | #13,472 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 143 | #1,276 | 8 | #12,610 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 137 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,396 | 7 | #14,263 |
| 2012 | 133 | #1,302 | 6 | #16,388 |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 104 | #1,550 | 6 | #16,976 |
| 2007 | 122 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 93 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,812 | 5 | #17,728 |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,862 | 5 | #17,276 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 61 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,462 | 5 | #15,941 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,422 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,279 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,594 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,430 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,806 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,013 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,518 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,255 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,061 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,437 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,657 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,818 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,141 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,812 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pierson reached #1,137 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #8,403 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pierson
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.