Gender
Origin
- French
- A rock. Form of Peter.
Rock; variant of Peter
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Pierre
Pronunciation
pi(er)-re
Famous People
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #414, 475 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1252, 159 births)
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #5676, 12 births); most recent 1990 (rank #10190, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 159 | – |
| 2024 | 158 | – |
| 2023 | 177 | – |
| 2022 | 178 | – |
| 2021 | 196 | – |
| 2020 | 177 | – |
| 2019 | 184 | – |
| 2018 | 193 | – |
| 2017 | 157 | – |
| 2016 | 173 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #554, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #3, 16,474 births); most recent 2023 (rank #225, 263 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #311, 22 births); most recent 1969 (rank #1281, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 263 | – |
| 2022 | 352 | – |
| 2021 | 396 | – |
| 2020 | 433 | – |
| 2019 | 505 | – |
| 2018 | 588 | – |
| 2017 | 654 | – |
| 2016 | 746 | – |
| 2015 | 790 | – |
| 2014 | 971 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #254, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #706, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #380, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #199, 11 births); most recent 1992 (rank #440, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence