Piers
2025 SSA
About Piers
Piers was the first version of Peter to reach the English-speaking world, via the Normans, but it's never made it in the US, despite its large measure of understated panache. This might change due to the high visibility of TV personality and former news editor Piers Morgan.
There's a famous satirical medieval poem called Piers Plowman, in which the title character symbolizes the virtues of honesty and industry. Piers Whiteoak is a main character in the sixteen-book series Jalna by Canadian author Mazo de la Roche; Piers Polkiss is the best friend of Harry's cousin Dudley in the Harry Potter books.
The surname form of the name, Pierce, is better known in the U.S., partly via actor Pierce Brosnan.
Pronounced PEERZ.
As of October 2026, Piers ranked #13407 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4129 in 1952.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Piers on lists
Famous Pierss
- Piers Gaveston
1st Earl of Cornwall, 'favourite' of King Edward II
- Piers Anthony (Dillingham Jacob)
English,American novelist
- Piers Taylor
British architect
- Piers Stefan Pughe
Morgan, British TV personality and journalist
- Piers Damian G. Faccini
British singer
- Piers Richard Corbyn
English weather forecaster
- Piers Paul Read
English novelist and historian
- Ryan Piers Williams
American actor
- Piers Phelan
English Fighter Pilot
- Piers Morgan
British TV host
Piers in pop culture
- "Piers Plowman
" medieval narrative poem by William Langland and its main character
- Piers Polkiss
character from "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling
- Piers Nivans
character from the video game "Resident Evil 6"