Pierce Dunn
There are approximately 8 people named Pierce Dunn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Pierce with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dunn. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
8
1 in 42,844,292
Named Pierce
18K
Alive today
Named Dunn
157K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2015
Average age: 20
Top Census group: White (76.0%)
Estimated bearers: 157K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #204
Per 100K: 45.92
Top ancestry: White (77.1%)
First name trend
Pierce: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Pierce. The peak year was 2015 with 668 births. The average person named Pierce today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Pierce
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Pierce, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Pierce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Pierce at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.0% · 11,053
- Black or African American7.2% · 1,042
- Two or more races7.1% · 1,035
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 1,002
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 315
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 96
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dunn surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dunn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dunn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Dunn at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.1% · 105,880
- Black or African American14.0% · 19,194
- Two or more races4.0% · 5,517
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,609
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1,227
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 816
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Pierce has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0052% of the US population, based on 17,839 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Pierce right now.
The surname Dunn appears at a rate of 45.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0459%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 8 people with the full name Pierce Dunn. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Pierce
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FAQ
Pierce Dunn: questions and answers
How many people are named Pierce Dunn?
We estimate approximately 8 people in the United States share the full name Pierce Dunn. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0052%) with the surname frequency (45.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Pierce Dunn?
We classify Pierce Dunn as "Very Rare". About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Pierce a male or female name?
Pierce is predominantly male. Out of 20,015 total SSA registrations, 98.2% were male and 1.8% were female. See the full Pierce profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Pierce Dunn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.