Pierrette
The feminine form of Pierre, meaning "little stone, little rock" from French.
Name Census estimates that about 152 living Americans carry the first name Pierrette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Pierrette today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Pierrette births was 1955 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Pierrette. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Pierrette is about 65 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Pierrettes were born before 1971.
People living today
152
~ 1 in 2,254,963 Americans
Peak year
1955
11 babies that year
Average age
65
years old
1979 SSA rank
#11,412
Tracked since 1927
Popularity
Pierrette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Pierrette from the 1920s through to the 1970s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 73 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Pierrette remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Pierrette 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 Pierrette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Pierrette
Pierrette is a feminine French given name derived from the masculine name Pierre, which has its origins in the ancient Greek name Petros, meaning "stone" or "rock". This connection to the Greek word can be traced back to the biblical figure of Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
The name Pierrette emerged in the Middle Ages as a French diminutive form of Pierre, following the common practice of creating feminine versions of masculine names by adding the suffix "-ette". The earliest recorded instances of the name Pierrette date back to the 13th century in various French historical documents and records.
In French literature, one of the earliest and most notable references to the name Pierrette can be found in the 17th-century novel "The Miser" by Molière, where a character named Pierrette appears as the young daughter of the miserly protagonist, Harpagon. This literary work contributed to the popularization of the name in France during that period.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Pierrette. One of the earliest examples is Pierrette Le Clercq (c. 1322-1389), a French nun and mystic who received visions and wrote spiritual treatises. Another significant figure was Pierrette Alarie (1921-2011), a Canadian singer and actress renowned for her performances in various French-language plays and musicals.
Other notable individuals with the name Pierrette include Pierrette Bloch (1928-2017), a French writer and Holocaust survivor who authored several acclaimed novels and memoirs, and Pierrette Bouchard (born 1929), a Canadian politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Additionally, Pierrette Troenen (1937-2017) was a French actress known for her roles in numerous films and television series, while Pierrette Lavallée (1939-2021) was a celebrated Canadian folk singer and musician who contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Québécois culture and music.
People
Pierrette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Pierrette 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
Pierrette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pierrette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 152 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Pierrette 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 2,254,963 US residents.
Is Pierrette a common name?
We classify Pierrette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 240 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Pierrette most popular?
The single biggest year for Pierrette was 1955, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Pierrette is about 65 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Pierrette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Pierrette in the SSA data are female. 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.