The baby name Peers is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced PEERZ (IPA: /pɪərz/ or /pɪrz/).
Peers is English in Origin.
The baby name Peers is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced PEERZ (IPA: /pɪərz/ or /pɪrz/).
Peers is English in Origin.
Peers is an Anglicized medieval form of the name Peter, via Anglo-Norman Piers, ultimately from Greek Petros ('rock, stone') through Latin Petrus and Old French Pierre. The -s ending reflects Middle English spellings that captured Norman pronunciation; it also surfaces in patronymic surnames derived from the given name.
Attested in English parish records from the late Middle Ages into the Tudor period, Peers later became primarily a surname, while Piers and Pierce dominated as given-name spellings. Today it remains rare as a first name but sits comfortably among revived surname-style choices (cf. Hayes, Brooks). Variants and relatives include Piers, Pierce, Pearce, Pearse, and Peter; international cognates span Pierre (French), Pieter/Peer (Dutch), Per/Peder (Scandinavian), Pietro (Italian), Pedro (Spanish/Portuguese), Piotr (Polish), and Petar (South Slavic). Usable nicknames include Peer and Pete. Meaning: 'rock; stone.' Pronounced PEERZ.
Peers is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 11 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Peers is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!