Piers

Piers

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Piers 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 1998 with 89 babies (rank #297 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Piers

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

730

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Piers

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#338
1997	68	#350
1998	89	#297
1999	58	#393
2000	51	#425
2001	34	#571
2002	47	#466
2003	40	#572
2004	33	#711
2005	42	#636
2006	43	#647
2007	27	#945
2008	22	#1,148
2009	30	#917
2010	23	#1,164
2011	12	#1,880
2012	7	#2,967
2013	10	#2,161
2014	9	#2,396
2015	5	#3,752
2016	9	#2,508

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#338

1997

#350

1998

#297

1999

#393

2000

#425

2001

#571

2002

#466

2003

#572

2004

#711

2005

#636

2006

#647

2007

#945

2008

#1,148

2009

#917

2010

#1,164

2011

#1,880

2012

#2,967

2013

#2,161

2014

#2,396

2015

#3,752

2016

#2,508

Numerology of Piers

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Piers

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