Is Pierson a boy or girl name?

Pierson is a boy’s name. Of the 3,633 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.1% were girls and 96.9% were boys.

Pierson

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Pierson was most popular in 2020, when 178 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,357 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,846, with 138 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,633 people named Pierson.

Pierson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pierson’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pierson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pierson is a boy’s name — 3.1% of the 3,633 Americans given it were girls and 96.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pierson

Where Pierson is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org