Pierce Name Popularity

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How popular is Pierce?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Pierce, ranked the 491st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Pierce has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 394, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1886.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 648 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Pierce in any given year was 5 in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Pierce occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1908-1916, 1975-1978, 1981-1988, 1989-1992, 1993-1996, and 1997-2000, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1886-1889.

The popularity trend for Pierce has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Pierce has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Pierce?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Pierce still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Pierce (Girl)		Pierce (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,417	584	491
2017		15	7,732	546	523
2016		14	8,277	646	474
2015		20	6,391	648	465
2014		11	9,992	621	469
2013		15	8,054	607	462
2012		14	8,520	570	478
2011		10	10,982	564	473
2010		12	9,659	545	478
2009		< 5	--	575	475
2008		12	9,934	537	506
2007		9	12,408	544	487
2006		11	10,435	453	554
2005		8	12,727	502	495
2004		8	12,454	478	512
2003		8	12,119	512	484
2002		7	13,279	438	518
2001		< 5	--	399	542
2000		10	9,703	458	498
1999		10	9,311	338	577
1998		< 5	--	312	597
1997		< 5	--	308	588
1996		7	11,473	309	583
1995		< 5	--	223	715
1994		< 5	--	222	699
1993		< 5	--	208	718
1992		< 5	--	202	727
1991		< 5	--	140	891
1990		< 5	--	135	888
1989		< 5	--	144	835
1988		< 5	--	137	811
1987		< 5	--	101	942
1986		< 5	--	89	978
1985		< 5	--	107	880
1984		< 5	--	85	966
1983		< 5	--	55	1,248
1982		< 5	--	27	2,045
1981		< 5	--	18	2,655
1980		< 5	--	16	2,927
1979		< 5	--	18	2,646
1978		< 5	--	24	2,053
1977		< 5	--	17	2,634
1976		< 5	--	17	2,581
1975		< 5	--	11	3,383
1974		< 5	--	18	2,340
1973		< 5	--	24	1,861
1972		< 5	--	14	2,631
1971		< 5	--	19	2,188
1970		< 5	--	18	2,193
1969		< 5	--	17	2,112
1968		< 5	--	23	1,680
1967		< 5	--	16	2,012
1966		< 5	--	20	1,747
1965		< 5	--	19	1,846
1964		< 5	--	34	1,366
1963		< 5	--	20	1,824
1962		< 5	--	25	1,616
1961		< 5	--	32	1,425
1960		< 5	--	29	1,513
1959		< 5	--	29	1,492
1958		< 5	--	20	1,822
1957		< 5	--	33	1,380
1956		< 5	--	30	1,437
1955		< 5	--	36	1,271
1954		< 5	--	40	1,194
1953		< 5	--	24	1,579
1952		< 5	--	28	1,451
1951		< 5	--	35	1,256
1950		< 5	--	31	1,309
1949		< 5	--	47	1,022
1948		< 5	--	41	1,123
1947		< 5	--	37	1,207
1946		< 5	--	43	1,053
1945		< 5	--	23	1,402
1944		< 5	--	41	1,034
1943		< 5	--	37	1,137
1942		< 5	--	33	1,227
1941		< 5	--	38	1,065
1940		< 5	--	33	1,175
1939		< 5	--	42	988
1938		< 5	--	32	1,164
1937		< 5	--	47	918
1936		< 5	--	48	890
1935		< 5	--	32	1,187
1934		< 5	--	28	1,286
1933		< 5	--	39	1,047
1932		< 5	--	37	1,120
1931		< 5	--	49	935
1930		< 5	--	55	906
1929		< 5	--	41	1,087
1928		< 5	--	59	868
1927		< 5	--	49	1,009
1926		< 5	--	43	1,081
1925		< 5	--	56	908
1924		< 5	--	75	781
1923		< 5	--	53	949
1922		< 5	--	62	880
1921		< 5	--	65	864
1920		< 5	--	57	921
1919		< 5	--	61	846
1918		< 5	--	58	880
1917		< 5	--	58	844
1916		< 5	--	57	832
1915		< 5	--	48	900
1914		< 5	--	40	864
1913		< 5	--	36	799
1912		< 5	--	25	908
1911		< 5	--	19	751
1910		< 5	--	11	1,029
1909		< 5	--	13	830
1908		< 5	--	14	738
1907		< 5	--	17	629
1906		< 5	--	11	794
1905		< 5	--	15	629
1904		< 5	--	8	943
1903		< 5	--	14	611
1902		< 5	--	15	581
1901		< 5	--	11	672
1900		< 5	--	15	674
1899		< 5	--	8	841
1898		< 5	--	13	630
1897		< 5	--	13	612
1896		< 5	--	10	764
1895		< 5	--	14	576
1894		< 5	--	9	773
1893		< 5	--	12	600
1892		< 5	--	22	412
1891		< 5	--	5	1,093
1890		< 5	--	21	402
1889		< 5	--	11	616
1888		< 5	--	14	548
1887		< 5	--	15	451
1886		< 5	--	21	394
1885		< 5	--	15	496
1884		< 5	--	15	500
1883		< 5	--	5	1,012
1882		< 5	--	14	510
1881		< 5	--	7	764
1880		< 5	--	16	458

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.