A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Pierce
angular · creased · buttoned
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the medieval Anglo-French Piers, a spoken variant of Peter, meaning stone. It circulated as an English and Irish surname for centuries. American parents began registering it as a given name in the late nineteenth century.
Also answers toPerry
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 668 souls, A.D. 2015 2025
2025: 618 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
19 yrs
Most Pierces were born around 2015 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2015
№465 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 43%
then Gen Z 41% · Millennial 12%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈21K ever born · holding steady
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Pierce grew up with
SSA DataCocomelon·Zoom kindergarten·Alexa as a household member
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Pierce peaked in 2015.
Estimated average age: 19.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Pierce sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Pierce sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Pierce. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name suggests a blazer kept on a wooden hanger and posture that rarely slouches. While it carries the air of a midcentury prep school roster, the numbers tell a much younger story. With an average age around nineteen, a modern Pierce is more likely submitting college coursework than running a club committee.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Over eighty percent of living bearers belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name recorded its highest single-year tally in 2015, when 668 boys received it.
Field Note 03
Despite unbroken registry presence since 1880, it has accumulated only about twenty-one thousand bearers total.
Notable Pierces
AI-WrittenPierce Brosnanactor, b. 1953
Pierce Johnsonbaseball pitcher, b. 1991
Ephemera — If Pierce were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Annapolis
Color
Oxford Blue
Job
Maritime lawyer
And what of your name?