Pierre
Meaning
rock, stone
Pierre around the world
One shared root links 6 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: from Greek petros "rock", translating the Aramaic byname Kepha; the European forms descend from Latin Petrus
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Pierre peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
10,109 people · the #1,702 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 20,000 · median age 13
Among people named Pierre living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 1,674 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Pierre
Most people given the name Pierre in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Pierre you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Pierre deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Pierre truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Pierre fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Pierre travels
Haitian · rock (French form of Peter); a classic traditional Haitian given name
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