Pierce

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Pierce first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 61 babies (rank #368 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Pierce

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Pierce yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

640

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	61	#368
1997	60	#382
1998	41	#485
1999	47	#459
2000	45	#458
2001	37	#530
2002	39	#540
2003	54	#459
2004	24	#897
2005	46	#582
2006	44	#639
2007	24	#1,042
2008	21	#1,195
2009	17	#1,407
2010	18	#1,392
2011	19	#1,332
2012	10	#2,230
2013	11	#2,028
2014	10	#2,201
2015	5	#3,751
2016	7	#3,008