Piers

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A few things about Piers you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Piers

Piers Sellers

British-born American astronaut

Choose Piers and your child shares a first name with Piers Sellers, a British-born American astronaut. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Piers, like who?” Piers Sellers's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 344,828 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Piers, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Piers would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPiers first shows up in US birth records in 1952, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 73 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1952, when it ranked #3,734. Today it's #12,008, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendPiers has slipped 2,454 places over the last five years and now sits at #12,008. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningPiers is an English form of Peter, which means “stone”. Our records link it to English, French and Greek roots.

About the name Piers

Piers is a boy name of English, French and Greek origin meaning “stone”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with P and ending in “-ers”. US birth records list Piers for boys from 1952 to 2025, in 36 of those 74 years. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked #3,734 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #12,008, with 5 babies.

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