How Many People Are Named Pier?
An estimated 403 people in the United States have the first name Pier. It is used for both genders, with 75.4% female. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Pier peaked in popularity in 1957 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pier 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 Pier paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
403
About 1 in 850,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
75.4% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1957
35 births
Total Registered
483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pier
Pier is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (24.6%) and females (75.4%). Out of 483 total births registered, 119 were male and 364 were female.
Pier as a male name
Ranked #13,691 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (8 births)
Pier as a female name
Ranked #12,977 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1957 (35 births)
Pier: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pier span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 159 babies were registered. Pier has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pier by Decade
How has Pier 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.
Pier by State
Pier + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pier
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pier: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pier?
We estimate approximately 403 people named Pier 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 850,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Pier a common name?
Pier is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pier most popular?
Pier reached peak popularity in 1957, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pier is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pier a female name?
Pier is predominantly female. 75.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pier Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pier Smith, Pier Johnson, Pier 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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