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Pierson

Pierson is currently the #1451 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 123 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1134 to #1451. Looking at the full record since 1912, Pierson hit its all-time high of #1134 in 2020, when 172 boys were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #678.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1451
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1134
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
123
boys named Pierson

Pierson popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#1134 in 2020
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2020

Where Pierson is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MNWisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: #905 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#905New York: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025OHPennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025CTCalifornia: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025ARTennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025MSAlabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Pierson in 2025HITexas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#678), Alabama (#765), Michigan (#905)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Pierson in the most recent year of SSA data.

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