Fun Facts About the Name Piedad
- 252 babies named Piedad: U.S. records list 252 babies given the name Piedad from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Piedad Mean?
Piedad is a Spanish feminine name meaning "piety" and "mercy." It is the ordinary Spanish noun piedad, from Latin pietās (stem pietāt-), a noun formed from pius, "dutiful, devout." In classical Latin, pietās meant dutiful conduct toward the gods, family, and state; Christian use added the sense of compassionate mercy, which the Spanish word also carries.
Piedad Name History & Origins
The name is the Spanish noun used as a personal name. The word developed from Latin pietātem, the accusative of pietās; older Spanish piedat became modern piedad. It is closely associated with the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Piedad ("Our Lady of Piety"), which presents Mary under the aspect of compassion, especially in the scene where she holds the dead Christ. Spanish devotion and art call that scene La Piedad; the Italian form is Pietà.
Piedad is used as a feminine given name in Spain and Latin America. Portuguese Piedade and Catalan Pietat are parallel formations from the same Latin root, not borrowings from Spanish. In the United States the name is used chiefly in Spanish-speaking communities, where the Spanish pronunciation is often retained.
How Popular is the Name Piedad?
Piedad has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1923. Its best rank was #2,878 in 1923.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #19,749 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,980 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,763 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #15,229 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,392 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #12,989 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,350 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #11,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,012 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #9,843 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #7,087 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #7,730 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,787 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,939 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #5,664 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #6,413 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,782 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1950 | #5,911 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #5,089 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #5,208 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,519 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,319 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,682 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,225 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,596 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #3,099 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #3,493 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #4,346 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #3,612 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #2,878 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #5,630 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #3,953 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,542 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #4,697 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #5,425 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1916 | #4,295 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #4,818 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Piedad Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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