Pierre name meaning
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What does Pierre mean?
Long standing and Widely Accepted Pierre has its origin in Old Greek aimed at both boys and girls used in Norwegian, French, Danish, English, Finnish and Swedish, Pierre means "The Rock or The Stone".
Pierre is English and French equivalent of Peter. Also Pierre is French equivalent of Petrus. The name is celebrated on June 29th.
How do I pronounce Pierre?
pi(er)-re is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Pierre. Some people pronounce it as pee-air.
Variants of Pierre
Petros, Petrus, Pete, Peter, Jean-Pierre, Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, John, Johannes, Jeanne, Jean, Pétr, Päter, Bedros, Perrin, Pearce, Peterjohn, Petri
How popular is the name Pierre?
Pierre was an extremely popular name in France. Over 891868 babies have been named Pierre since 1900. When at the peak of its usage in 1915, 16484 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 2nd position.
However after 187 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still performing better than most of the names. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 5 baby names 41 times
A common name in United States having over 17896 recievers in 149 years of usage.
Presently the moniker is on a rise, in 1986, the moniker grabbed the 389th spot and 475 baby boys were given the name. Additionally, the moniker has been in Also, A common name in Belgium with over 2592 new-borns have been given the name since 1995.
Recently the moniker is on a rise, in 1995, the moniker grabbed the 54th spot and 252 baby boys were given the name.
Pierre is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 600 names.
In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 554 on boy names chart when 33 babies were named Pierre. There are over 496 babies that have been given the name Pierre in England and Wales.
Also, in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 300 names. In 1999, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 211 on boy names chart when 37 babies were named Pierre.
Over 420 babies in Switzerland have been named Pierre.
Pierre is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, in use since 1973, peaked in 1973 when it ranked 254th. However things change on global perspective, Pierre is extremely popular in DR Congo where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Haiti, Cameroon and Canada.
Also the baby name is popular in Burundi, Madagascar, Rwanda, Benin, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Togo, Mali, Gabon, Netherlands, Egypt, Brazil, Sweden, Mozambique, Germany, Dominican Republic and Luxembourg.
According to our estimate, at least 2330000 people have been bestowed Pierre around the globe.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 1166 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1155 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1082 | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1111 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1084 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1049 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1183 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1124 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1124 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1008 | 203 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
Pierre in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 2710 | 5668 | 5 | 467 |
 | 893 | 64 | 25 | 0 |
What numbers say about Pierre?
You lack passion and wilderness. Your decision to keep fighting for things even when they're falling apart sometimes ruins self-confidence. To feel happy and fulfilled, you have to do something you haven't done before. That's helping others. Break down your endless search for happiness when you already have so much to be happy and grateful for. Once you overcome an obstacle, you feel invincible and it boosts your self-confidence.
Do you like Pierre? You would love these names
- Ellicia means Elysion and Elysium is of Old Greek and Hebrew origin, especially used in English is given to girls. Ellicia is derivative of Elysia.
- Thaddäus - Boy name Thaddäus has origin in Greek and Aramaic and is dominantly used in German language, meaning of Thaddäus is "Praise"
- Bernice - Originated from Old Greek, Long standing and Famous Bernice is used normally as a gender-neutral name which is substantially used in Norwegian and Tamil, Bernice means "Bringer of Victory, Bringing Victory or Bearer of Victory"
- Cathia means Form of the Greek Catherine, Torture or Pure is a baby girl name, substantially used in Swedish, Finnish and Danish has origin in Greek
- Tyfen - Greek name Tyfen means "God or Luminous"
Middle names for Pierre
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Famous people named Pierre
- Pierre Allix, French Protestant pastor and author
- Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian
- Pierre Brissaud, French Art Deco illustrator, painter
- Pierre Boulez, French composer, conductor
- Pierre Aubert, Swiss politician
- Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Pierre le Pelley III, was Seigneur of Sark from 1820 to 1839
- Pierre le Pelley II, was Seigneur of Sark from 1778 to 1820
- Pierre le Pelley I, was Seigneur of Sark from 1752 to 1778
- Pierre Monteux, French conductor
- Pierre Daniel Huet, French churchman and scholar
- Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher
- Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French Republican politician
- Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, French Canadian military officer
- Pierre Louis Prieur, French lawyer elected to the Estates-General of 1789
- Pierre Victor, baron Malouet, French colonial administrator, planter
- Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer
- Pierre Émile Levasseur, French economist, historian
- Pierre Leroux, French philosopher, and political economist
- Pierre Nicole, was one of the most distinguished of the French Jansenists
- Pierre Messmer, French Gaullist politician
- Pierre Henri Larcher, French classical scholar and archaeologist
- Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar
- Pierre de la Broce, royal favorite and councilor during the early reign of Philip III of France
- Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer
- Pierre Adolphe Chéruel, French historian
- Pierre Laval, French politician
- Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian, soldier, and biographer
- Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader
- Pierre François le Courayer, French Catholic theological writer
- Pierre Larousse, French grammarian
- Pierre Jaquet-Droz, watchmaker of the late eighteenth century
- Pierre Gy, chemist and statistician
- Pierre Etchebaster, French real tennis player
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French idealist philosopher and Jesuit priest
- Pierre Curie, French physicist, a pioneer
- Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher
- Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist
- Pierre Bézier, French engineer and one of the founders of the fields of solid
- Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, French physiologist
- Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French politician of the Revolutionary
- Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician
- Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, priest, astronomer
- Pierre Charron, French 16th-century Catholic theologian and philosopher
- Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and writer best
- Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist, specialising in arthropods
- Pierre Cauchon, was Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432
- Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
- Pierre Duhem, French physicist, mathematician
- Pierre Belon, French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat
- Pierre Trudeau, Canadian statesman
- Pierre Schaeffer, French composer, writer, broadcaster, engineer
- Pierre Corneille, French tragedian
- Pierre Beaumarchais, French polymath
- Pierre Berton, noted Canadian author of non-fiction
- Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, was born in Rome, Italy
- Pierre de Marivaux, French novelist and dramatist
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French writer, economist
- Pierre Laporte, French Canadian lawyer
- Pierre Harmel, Belgian lawyer
- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter best known for his mural painting
- Pierre de Ronsard, French poet or, as his own generation
- Pierre Séguier, French statesman, chancellor of France from 1635
- Pierre Boulle, French novelist best
- Pierre Paul Royer-Collard, French statesman and philosopher
- Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and statesman
Lists having Pierre
- Biblical Baby Names
- Boys names beginning with P
- Girls names beginning with P
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- Popular Boy Names in France (2015)
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2002)
- Baby Names that mean Rock
- Baby Names that mean Stone
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Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html