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Pierce: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“rock”
Origin
English
Say it
PEERS · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Transferred from the English surname Pierce, itself from Piers, a medieval form of Peter. The underlying meaning comes from Greek Petros, 'rock.'

English namesNames meaning strengthSurname-style names

How popular is Pierce?

2024175 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Pierce in 2024582

2024 rank#538 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188020,015

Pierce has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Pierce

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Peterrock; stone · Greek
  • Pedrorock; stone · Spanish
  • Pierrerock; stone · French
  • Petrarock, stone · Greek
  • Piersonson of Piers · English
  • Peterock, stone · Greek
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English

Pierce questions

What does the name Pierce mean?

Pierce means "rock". It comes from English. Transferred from the English surname Pierce, itself from Piers, a medieval form of Peter. The underlying meaning comes from Greek Petros, 'rock.'

Is Pierce a boy or girl name?

Pierce is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Pierce?

582 US babies were named Pierce in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Pierce?

Pierce is usually pronounced PEERS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.