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Pierre

Boy name

Pierre has been given to 19,143 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1988.

Meaning & origin /piˈɛɹ/

Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

19,143

Peak year

1988 (482 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -6%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Pierre.

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