The first name Pierre

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About the first name Pierre

Meaning

The name Pierre traditionally means “stone” or “rock”.

Historical origin

The name Pierre comes from the Greek Petros, a translation of the Aramaic byname Kefa borne by the apostle Peter.

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Pierre also appears in several compound names, for example Jean-Pierre, Joseph-Pierre and Pierre-François. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:pièrpjɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Pierre by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Pierre by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

50,315total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name PierreLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Pierre in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001600167917581837191619951600–1604 27 baptisms1605–1609 9 baptisms1610–1614 30 baptisms1615–1619 48 baptisms1620–1624 42 baptisms1625–1629 45 baptisms1630–1634 90 baptisms1635–1639 81 baptisms1640–1644 81 baptisms1645–1649 120 baptisms1650–1654 105 baptisms1655–1659 105 baptisms1660–1664 177 baptisms1665–1669 192 baptisms1670–1674 348 baptisms1675–1679 507 baptisms1680–1684 306 baptisms1685–1689 249 baptisms1690–1694 381 baptisms1695–1699 357 baptisms1700–1704 492 baptisms1705–1709 324 baptisms1710–1714 360 baptisms1715–1719 267 baptisms1720–1724 288 baptisms1725–1729 360 baptisms1730–1734 564 baptisms1735–1739 516 baptisms1740–1744 582 baptisms1745–1749 465 baptisms1750–1754 582 baptisms1755–1759 618 baptisms1760–1764 717 baptisms1765–1769 840 baptisms1770–1774 858 baptisms1775–1779 936 baptisms1780–1784 990 baptisms1785–1789 1,105 baptisms1790–1794 1,221 baptisms1795–1799 1,371 baptisms1800–1804 1,413 baptisms1805–1809 1,470 baptisms1810–1814 1,545 baptisms1815–1819 1,800 baptisms1820–1824 1,935 baptisms1825–1829 1,950 baptisms1830–1834 2,235 baptisms1835–1839 2,562 baptisms1840–1844 2,355 baptisms1845–1849 2,481 baptisms1850–1854 2,493 baptisms1855–1859 2,244 baptisms1860–1864 1,779 baptisms1865–1869 1,590 baptisms1870–1874 1,197 baptisms1875–1879 1,056 baptisms1880–1884 756 baptisms1885–1889 528 baptisms1890–1894 402 baptisms1895–1899 231 baptisms1900–1904 114 baptisms1905–1909 69 baptisms1910–1914 60 baptisms1915–1919 42 baptisms1920–1924 48 baptisms1925–1929 39 baptisms1930–1934 48 baptisms1935–1939 60 baptisms1940–1944 111 baptisms1945–1949 126 baptisms1950–1954 189 baptisms1955–1959 210 baptisms1960–1964 156 baptisms1965–1969 82 baptisms1970–1974 54 baptisms1975–1979 51 baptisms1980–1984 51 baptisms1985–1989 18 baptisms1990–1994 6 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms

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