Pierre

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French variation of Peter
"rock, stone"

Pierre Origin and Meaning

The name Pierre is a boy's name of French origin meaning "rock, stone".

One of the most familiar — if not stereotypical — Gallic names. Pierre was a Top 5 name in France from the 19th century through 1940 and is now on a steady decline in its native land. In the US, Pierre was most common in the 1980s but it has never cracked the Top 300.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr welcomed a son named Pierre in 2024, which may boost its profile.

# 976 in the US

Pierre Rank in US Top 1000

Pierre Popularity

Famous People Named Pierre

  • Pierre CurieFrench physicist; husband of physicist Marie Curie
  • Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghison of Princess Caroline of Monaco
  • (Joseph Philippe) Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau15th prime minister of Canada
  • PierreAuguste Renoir, French Impressionist painter
  • Pierre SouquetBasiege, French ice dancer
  • Pierre GarconAmerican NFL football player
  • Pierre AllenAmerican NFL football player
  • Pierre ThomasAmerican NFL football player
  • Pierre LorillardAmerican inventor
  • Pierre Bouvierlead singer of band Simple Plan
  • Pierre Benjamin MonteuxFrench,American conductor
  • Pierre BoulezFrench composer
  • Pierre Joseph RossierSwiss photographer
  • Dreux Pierre Frederic aka Lil' FizzAmerican rapper
  • Pierre GaslyFrench racing driver
  • Pierre GarandCanadian singer and actor known by his stage name "Garou"

Pierre in Pop Culture

  • Pierrecapital of South Dakota
  • Pierre Bezukhovcharacter in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
  • Pierre Bezukhovcharacter in musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812