A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Pierre
continental · composed · deliberate
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFrench form of Peter, originating from the Greek Petros, meaning stone. The name entered North American ledgers through early French exploration and trade corridors long before the modern registry existed. In the United States, it has persisted as a steady, minority choice across fourteen decades.
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 482 souls, A.D. 1988 2025
2025: 159 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
38 yrs
Most Pierres were born around 1988 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
1988
№414 that year
Generation
Millennial, 34%
then Gen Z 18% · Gen X 17%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈19K ever born · holding steady
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Pierre grew up with
SSA DataTamagotchis·Britney Spears·Blockbuster Friday nights
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Pierre peaked in 1988.
Estimated average age: 38.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Pierre 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, Pierre sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Pierre. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as intentional and faintly transatlantic. While pop culture imagines a nineteenth-century Parisian artist, the typical American Pierre is thirty-eight years old and was born in the late 1980s. He is generally presumed to know how to pronounce every item on a wine list without pausing.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name hit its historical ceiling in 1988 with 482 births, ranking at number 414.
Field Note 02
About 34 percent of all living holders belong to the Millennial cohort.
Field Note 03
Federal records have logged the name in every single year since 1880, accounting for about nineteen thousand total registrations.
Notable Pierres
AI-WrittenPierre Curiephysicist and Nobel laureate, b. 1859
Pierre Trudeauprime minister of Canada, b. 1919
Pierre Cardinfashion designer, b. 1922
Pierre Boulezcomposer and conductor, b. 1925
Ephemera — If Pierre were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Baton Rouge
Color
Fountain pen ink
Job
Industrial designer
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