girl's name
Pierrette
pyeh-RET
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 82,160
Pierrette means little stone, and the name records a nickname Jesus gave — Simon was renamed Cephas in Aramaic, rendered as Petros in Greek to keep the pun on rock intact. It holds 82,160 lifetime births in our records.
- Pierrette is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1932, when 2,720 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Pierrette over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,885 |
| 1910s | 4,365 |
| 1920s | 15,470 |
| 1930s | 24,540 |
| 1940s | 18,870 |
| 1950s | 12,195 |
| 1960s | 3,750 |
| 1970s | 550 |
| 1980s | 180 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 35 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 20 |
What Pierrette means
Pierrette means little stone, or little rock. The Greek petros is the ordinary word, and the French diminutive softens it without changing what it names.
Where Pierrette comes from
Pierrette is a French feminine diminutive of Pierre, from the Greek Petros, a stone — which is not an ancient name but a translated nickname. The Gospels have Jesus rename Simon as Cephas, the Aramaic for a rock, and Greek renders it Petros to preserve the wordplay in you are Peter and on this rock I will build my church. Every Pierre, Pedro, Pietro, Piotr and Peter descends from that one pun.
Pierrette in use
Pierrette peaked in France in 1932, when 2,720 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 82,160 lifetime births. Stable on a name that has left every chart means the decline has flattened rather than that it holds a position anywhere.
How popular is Pierrette?
In 2018, Pierrette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Pierrette is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pierrette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pierrette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pierrette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Pierrette in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Pierrette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pierrette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pierrette
What does the name Pierrette mean?
Little stone — a French diminutive of Pierre, from the Greek petros.
Was Peter a real name before?
No. It is a translated nickname — Jesus renames Simon as Cephas, the Aramaic for a rock.
Is Petra related?
Yes — the same Greek word in a different feminine form.
Does Pierrette still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1932 French peak of 2,720 births.
How popular is the name Pierrette?
In 2018, Pierrette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Pierrette a girl's or a boy's name?
Pierrette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Pierrette most popular?
Pierrette peaked in 1932, when 2,720 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.