Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Pierson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Pierson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

172

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

27.9%

2024

124

All-time

3,399

Pierson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 172 boys were named Pierson.

In 2024, only 124 boys were given the name.

Down 27.9% from its peak.

All told, about 3,399 Americans have been named Pierson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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