Rock or stone
Piers is the medieval English form of the name Peter. It was brought to England by the Normans and remained the primary form of the name until the 14th century, when it was gradually replaced by the more Latinate Peter.
Less common today
Piers isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,667 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
British journalist and television personality
English-American science fiction and fantasy writer
The central character of a Middle English allegorical poem · Piers Plowman
Favorite and possible lover of King Edward II of England
British-American meteorologist and NASA astronaut
