Pier peaked in the US in 1957 at #1,842, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Pier as a girl’s name
US
Canada
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
Canada
1996
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#2,562 (5)
1995
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#1,240 (14)
1994
#11,778 (6)
#1,812 (7)
1993
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#972 (19)
1992
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#925 (20)
1991
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#889 (21)
1987
#11,325 (5)
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1986
#10,912 (5)
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1984
#6,810 (9)
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1983
#9,015 (6)
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1982
#7,469 (8)
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1978
#9,750 (5)
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1973
#5,580 (9)
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1971
#4,534 (12)
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1970
#7,995 (5)
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Pier as a boy’s name
US
Canada
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
Canada
2024
#12,349 (5)
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2018
#12,156 (5)
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2016
#12,185 (5)
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2015
#12,086 (5)
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2014
#10,717 (6)
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2009
#10,994 (6)
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2007
#12,367 (5)
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2004
—
#2,191 (5)
2003
#8,643 (7)
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2002
#10,667 (5)
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2001
—
#1,746 (6)
2000
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#1,304 (9)
1998
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#1,048 (12)
1997
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#1,652 (6)
1996
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#1,024 (13)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 1957 at #1,842.
First recorded in the US in 1953.
In 1987, 50% of US babies named Pier were girls.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.