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How popular is the name Pierre?
Births per year, rank history and how many Pierres are alive today.
Pierre (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2269th in 2025 and given to 10 babies. The name peaked in 1998, when 33 babies were given the name, the 554th most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2025 figure is roughly 30% of its peak.
The Pierre you are most likely to meet is around 27 years old - or else around 13: the name has two living generations. Half of all Pierres born in England and Wales are between 14 and 29, and there are at least 710 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Pierre - on average, only one in every 427 such rooms contains a Pierre.
How many babies are named Pierre each year?
Where does Pierre rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Pierre most popular?
Pierre peaked in 1998, when 33 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Pierre?
At least 710 people named Pierre born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Pierre?
Most living Pierres are between 14 and 29; the most common age is about 27. There is a second cluster around 13.
Is Pierre becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.