Pierce is an established boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Pierce is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #505 among boys (598) and #6,061 among girls (20) — overall #985 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 618 | 618 | #6,061 | #505 |
| 2024 | 583 | 583 | #4,748 | #540 |
| 2023 | 559 | 559 | #5,692 | #547 |
| 2022 | 550 | 550 | #4,446 | #571 |
| 2021 | 605 | 605 | #6,120 | #503 |
| 2020 | 604 | 604 | #5,280 | #504 |
| 2019 | 612 | 612 | #5,752 | #490 |
| 2018 | 607 | 607 | #6,459 | #490 |
| 2017 | 562 | 562 | #7,755 | #523 |
| 2016 | 661 | 661 | #8,299 | #474 |
| 2015 | 668 | 668 | #6,409 | #466 |
| 2014 | 632 | 632 | #10,003 | #469 |
| 2013 | 623 | 623 | #8,064 | #462 |
| 2012 | 584 | 584 | #8,527 | #479 |
| 2011 | 575 | 575 | #10,997 | #473 |
| 2010 | 559 | 559 | #9,665 | #476 |
| 2009 | 575 | 575 | — | #475 |
| 2008 | 550 | 550 | #9,943 | #506 |
| 2007 | 553 | 553 | #12,417 | #487 |
| 2006 | 465 | 465 | #10,442 | #554 |
| 2005 | 510 | 510 | #12,734 | #496 |
| 2004 | 486 | 486 | #12,460 | #512 |
| 2003 | 520 | 520 | #12,122 | #484 |
| 2002 | 445 | 445 | #13,283 | #519 |
| 2001 | 399 | 399 | — | #542 |
| 2000 | 468 | 468 | #9,705 | #498 |
| 1999 | 348 | 348 | #9,315 | #577 |
| 1998 | 312 | 312 | — | #598 |
| 1997 | 308 | — | — | #588 |
| 1996 | 316 | — | #11,475 | #583 |
| 1995 | 223 | — | — | #715 |
| 1994 | 222 | — | — | #700 |
| 1993 | 208 | — | — | #718 |
| 1992 | 202 | — | — | #727 |
| 1991 | 140 | — | — | #892 |
| 1990 | 136 | — | — | #885 |
| 1989 | 144 | — | — | #836 |
| 1988 | 137 | — | — | #811 |
| 1987 | 101 | — | — | #942 |
| 1986 | 89 | — | — | #980 |
| 1985 | 107 | — | — | #880 |
| 1984 | 85 | — | — | #966 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | — | #2,753 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,651 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | — | #2,113 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,632 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | — | #3,384 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | — | #2,340 |
| 1973 | 24 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | — | #2,632 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,189 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,192 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,110 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1966 | 20 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | — | #1,847 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | — | #1,381 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1956 | 30 | — | — | #1,436 |
| 1955 | 36 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1954 | 40 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1952 | 28 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1951 | 35 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1950 | 31 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1949 | 47 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1948 | 41 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | — | #1,207 |
| 1946 | 43 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | — | #1,402 |
| 1944 | 41 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1943 | 37 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1942 | 33 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1939 | 42 | — | — | #988 |
| 1938 | 32 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1937 | 47 | — | — | #920 |
| 1936 | 48 | — | — | #890 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1934 | 28 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1933 | 39 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1932 | 37 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1931 | 49 | — | — | #935 |
| 1930 | 55 | — | — | #907 |
| 1929 | 41 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1928 | 59 | — | — | #868 |
| 1927 | 49 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1926 | 43 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1925 | 56 | — | — | #908 |
| 1924 | 75 | — | — | #781 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | — | #949 |
| 1922 | 62 | — | — | #880 |
| 1921 | 65 | — | — | #864 |
| 1920 | 57 | — | — | #921 |
| 1919 | 61 | — | — | #846 |
| 1918 | 58 | — | — | #880 |
| 1917 | 58 | — | — | #844 |
| 1916 | 57 | — | — | #832 |
| 1915 | 48 | — | — | #900 |
| 1914 | 40 | — | — | #864 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | — | #799 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #908 |
| 1911 | 19 | — | — | #751 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #830 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | — | #738 |
| 1907 | 17 | — | — | #629 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #794 |
| 1905 | 15 | — | — | #629 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #943 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #611 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #581 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #672 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #674 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #841 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | — | #630 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #612 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #764 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #576 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #773 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #600 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #412 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1890 | 21 | — | — | #402 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #616 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #548 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #451 |
| 1886 | 21 | — | — | #394 |
| 1885 | 15 | — | — | #496 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #500 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1882 | 14 | — | — | #510 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #763 |
| 1880 | 16 | — | — | #458 |