Boys' name · peaked in 1986
Pierre name popularity since 1925
18,230 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Pierre. Half of them were born in 1985 or earlier, so the typical Pierre is about 41 years old in 2026. Pierre peaked in 1986 as the #389 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,230
- Named Pierre, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,253 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 74 girls · 18,156 boys
- Most popular in
- Illinois
- 3.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Pierre made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Pierre births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1988. Measured as a share of all babies, Pierre peaked in 1986.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, Pierre became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 9,890 baby boys to 1 in 4,390.
- Steepest fall: Between 1990 and 1995, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 5,310 to 1 in 11,700.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Pierre's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Pierre.
Decade by decade
Babies named Pierre in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 270 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 615 | #762 |
| 1940s | 0 | 764 | #772 |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,557 | #591 |
| 1960s | 5 | 2,160 | #501 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,700 | #670 |
| 1980s | 52 | 4,042 | #406 |
| 1990s | 7 | 2,361 | #845 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,754 | #1,040 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,887 | #1,129 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,046 | #1,253 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.0% of babies named Pierre from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Pierre is most popular
The index compares Pierre's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Pierre.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 3.02× | 2,048 |
| Louisiana | 2.83× | 705 |
| New York | 1.88× | 1,985 |
| Maryland | 1.76× | 374 |
| Florida | 1.64× | 823 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Pierre's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Pierre.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Pierre (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data