Meaning and history
Piers is a medieval form of Peter and the name of the main character in William Langland’s 14th-century poem Piers Plowman.
20062006: 6 births, rank #10,662
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 9 births, rank #8,324
2009: 10 births, rank #7,692
2010: 6 births, rank #10,766
20112011: 16 births, rank #5,433
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 20 births, rank #4,621
2014: 9 births, rank #8,130
2015: 11 births, rank #7,066
20162016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 7 births, rank #9,696
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: 6 births, rank #10,803
2020: 7 births, rank #9,554
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 5 births, rank #12,239
2024: 5 births, rank #12,349
20252025: 5 births, rank #12,008
In 2025, 5 babies were recorded with the name Piers, ranking #12,008 among boys.