Meaning of the namePierre

Pierre is a male name of French origin, equivalent to Pedro, from Greek pétros, 'stone'.

Meaning

“French form of Pedro, from Greek pétros, 'stone'”

Source: Wiktionary: Pierre (French) · Behind the Name: Peter

People (2022): 10,109
Rank in Brazil: #1,702
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 6,179; people

Pierre in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Pierre, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,128 people).

102 women 10,007 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Pierre is most common

States with the highest share of people named Pierre in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,299	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	1,810	0.011%
Minas Gerais	1,352	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	867	0.008%
Santa Catarina	528	0.007%
Bahia	467	0.003%
Paraná	437	0.004%
Pernambuco	364	0.004%
Ceará	227	0.003%
Paraíba	224	0.006%
Espírito Santo	208	0.005%
Goiás	188	0.003%
Pará	148	0.002%
Distrito Federal	148	0.005%
Maranhão	145	0.002%
Mato Grosso	102	0.003%
Amazonas	87	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	85	0.003%
Sergipe	74	0.003%
Alagoas	73	0.002%
Piauí	70	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	60	0.002%
Rondônia	50	0.003%
Tocantins	35	0.002%
Roraima	29	0.005%
Amapá	18	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Pierre

Wiktionary records that Pierre comes from French and is a doublet of Pedro. In French, the name comes from Latin Petrus and Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from pétros, 'stone, rock', and refers to the apostle Peter in the New Testament. Behind the Name gives Pierre as the French form of Peter and translates the Greek Petros as 'stone'. Most people named Pierre were born from 2000 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,109 people named Pierre, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

Wiktionary: Pierre · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Pierre (French) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Pierre · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Peter · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Pierre

What does the name Pierre mean?

Pierre means “French form of Pedro, from Greek pétros, 'stone'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Pierre in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,109 people with the first name Pierre, which ranks it number 1,702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Pierre a boy's or a girl's name?

Pierre is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 102 women and 10,007 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Pierre?

Pierre is a name of French and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Pierre most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.011% of the state's population is named Pierre (1,810 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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