Pierre
Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Pierre: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1994.
Pierre is the French form of Peter, ultimately derived from the Greek *petros* meaning "rock" or "stone." The most globally recognisable bearer is arguably Pierre Curie, the French physicist who, with his wife Marie, pioneered research into radioactivity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. The name also belongs to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the celebrated Impressionist painter whose works capture everyday life with luminous colour. While there are no Scottish places named directly after a Pierre, the etymological root connects to countless places worldwide called Peter, from St Petersburg to Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. A charming variant is the slightly longer Pierrick, common in Brittany, but in Scotland, Pierre remains a sophisticated, international choice that sits easily alongside more traditional names.
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19943 babies
- Latest (1995)
- #3803 babies
- Total births
- 6since 1994
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y