How Many People Are Named Peirce?
An estimated 93 people in the United States have the first name Peirce. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Peirce peaked in popularity in 1999 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peirce as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peirce paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Peirce is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
93
About 1 in 3,685,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1999
7 births
Total Registered
94
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peirce
Peirce is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 94 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Peirce as a male name
Ranked #13,745 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1999 (7 births)
Peirce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peirce span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 43 babies were registered. While Peirce is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Peirce by Decade
How has Peirce tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peirce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peirce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peirce
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peirce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peirce?
We estimate approximately 93 people named Peirce are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,685,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Peirce a common name?
Peirce is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 94 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peirce most popular?
Peirce reached peak popularity in 1999, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peirce is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peirce a male name?
Peirce is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peirce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peirce Smith, Peirce Johnson, Peirce Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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