Pierson is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Pierson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,456 among boys (123) and #7,410 among girls (15) — overall #2,850 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | 138 | #7,410 | #1,456 |
| 2024 | 134 | 134 | #10,084 | #1,467 |
| 2023 | 127 | 127 | #11,950 | #1,499 |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 | #8,411 | #1,474 |
| 2021 | 163 | 163 | #10,137 | #1,250 |
| 2020 | 178 | 178 | #14,705 | #1,137 |
| 2019 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,279 |
| 2018 | 175 | 175 | #13,479 | #1,149 |
| 2017 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,371 |
| 2016 | 151 | 151 | #12,612 | #1,276 |
| 2015 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,323 |
| 2014 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,299 |
| 2013 | 128 | 128 | #14,264 | #1,396 |
| 2012 | 139 | 139 | #16,390 | #1,302 |
| 2011 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,394 |
| 2010 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,422 |
| 2009 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,432 |
| 2008 | 110 | 110 | #16,978 | #1,551 |
| 2007 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,367 |
| 2006 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,581 |
| 2005 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,398 |
| 2004 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,501 |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #17,729 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,528 |
| 2001 | 65 | 65 | #17,277 | #1,862 |
| 2000 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,079 |
| 1999 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,718 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #15,942 | #3,462 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | — | #2,665 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | — | #2,731 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | — | #2,740 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | — | #2,828 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,562 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,423 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,589 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,279 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | — | #2,970 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | #3,047 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | — | #4,497 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,820 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,593 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,432 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,805 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,012 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,520 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,255 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,924 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,840 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,061 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,918 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,199 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,657 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,630 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,818 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,141 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,812 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,145 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,125 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,416 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,179 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,219 |