Piero
A masculine Italian name derived from the name Peter, meaning "rock".
Name Census estimates that about 775 living Americans carry the first name Piero. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Piero today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Piero births was 2007 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Piero. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
775
~ 1 in 442,264 Americans
Peak year
2007
37 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,279
Tracked since 1961
Popularity
Piero: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Piero from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 223 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Piero remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Piero by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Piero during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Pieros live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Florida, California, New York recorded the most babies named Piero, while Virginia, New Jersey, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Piero
The name Piero is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name Petrus, meaning "rock" or "stone." It is a variant of the more common Italian name Pietro, which is the equivalent of the English name Peter. The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period in Italy.
Piero is believed to have first emerged as a diminutive form of Pietro in the 13th century, particularly in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical documents from these areas during that time.
One of the most notable historical figures bearing the name Piero was Piero della Francesca (c. 1415-1492), an Italian Renaissance painter and mathematician. His works, such as "The Flagellation of Christ" and "The Brera Madonna," are considered masterpieces of the early Renaissance period.
Another prominent individual with the name Piero was Piero di Cosimo (c. 1462-1522), an Italian Renaissance painter known for his eccentric and imaginative works, such as "The Hunt" and "The Discovery of Honey."
In the realm of literature, Piero Bigongiari (1914-1997) was an Italian poet and literary critic who made significant contributions to the development of modern Italian poetry.
Piero Soderini (1452-1522) was a Florentine statesman who served as the Gonfaloniere of Justice (head of state) in the Republic of Florence during the early 16th century.
Piero Gobetti (1901-1926) was an Italian journalist, writer, and anti-fascist who played a significant role in the resistance against Mussolini's regime in the 1920s.
Throughout history, the name Piero has been associated with notable figures from various fields, including the arts, literature, politics, and intellectual discourse, particularly during the Renaissance period in Italy.
People
Piero + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Piero as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Piero: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Piero?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 775 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Piero going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 442,264 US residents.
Is Piero a common name?
We classify Piero as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 795 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Piero most popular?
The single biggest year for Piero was 2007, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Piero is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Piero a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Piero in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.