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Pierre

boy name
Origin
French
Syllables
1
Peak era
1950s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

rock, stone

Pierre across languages

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

PierreFrenchPeterEnglishPedroPortugueseBoutrosArabic

More branches

PeteEnglish · short formPierceEnglish · surname form

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How popular is Pierre around the world?

In the United States, 1,046 babies were named Pierre between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 260 boys named Pierre were born in 2025, the 206th most common name among boys that year.

Pierre is on the official records of the United States, France, Montevideo, Canada, Brazil, Chile, England and Wales, Austria, Spain, Argentina, Mexico City and Poland.

United States

1 in 21,000

In the United States, 1,046 babies were named Pierre between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Pierre peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure. In US birth records Pierre has stayed between 1,046 and 4,094 births in every decade since the 1950s: a name everyone knows and few children get.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 2,500

In France, about 260 boys named Pierre were born in 2025, the 206th most common name among boys that year.

peak 19272025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Montevideo City

1 in 12,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 2 boys named Pierre were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Canada

1 in 14,000

In Canada, 26 boys named Pierre were born in 2024, the 977th most common name among boys that year.

peak 19912024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Brazil

1 in 20,000

At the 2022 census, 10,109 people in Brazil were named Pierre, ranked 1,702nd, with a median age of 13.
Among people named Pierre living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

1930speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 1,674 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Chile

1 in 45,000

In Chile, 4 boys were registered as Pierre in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1920peak 19842021

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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England and Wales

1 in 59,000

In England and Wales, 10 boys named Pierre were born in 2025, ranked 2,269th among boys that year.

peak 19982025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 boy named Pierre was born in 2025, ranked 1,842nd among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

peak 19912025

share of that year’s births on record

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Spain

1 in 88,000

In Spain, 512 residents are named Pierre, ranked 2,267th among men, with a mean age of 46.6 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

1 in 95,000

In Argentina, 7 newborns were given the name Pierre in 2024.

peak 20132024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Mexico City City

1 in 120,000

In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Pierre in 2022.

2000peak 2021

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Poland

1 in 120,000

In Poland, 2 boys named Pierre were born in 2025, the 705th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Ireland

last on record 2020

Pierre is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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New Zealand

last on record 2000

Pierre is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

peak 20002025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Scotland

last on record 1995

Pierre is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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South Australia

last on record 2015

Pierre is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Not on the record in Puerto Rico: that registry withholds small counts, so rare uses may sit below its floor.

Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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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.

Names that fit alongside Pierre

Rene Josue Marcel Elie Gerard Henri

Where Pierre travels

Haitian · rock (French form of Peter); a classic traditional Haitian given name

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