Pien
given name · Latin script
Meaning: a diminutive of the female given name Josephine
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/pin/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Pien is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Netherlands than in any other country.
- NLNetherlands1 in 4.5K(measured from records)
- BEBelgium≈1 in 332K
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 815K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Netherlands (measured from records)
- Sources
- 134 (measured from records)
- 1 in 4.5K (inferred from the name graph)
3,837 people
Highest-authority source
Netherlands
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
a diminutive of the female given name Josephine
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Pien counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | #904 | 3,837 | 1 in 4.5K | 3.8K | Pien | 68 |
| US United States | — | ≈60 est. | ≈1 in 5.5M | 212 | Pien | 134 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈40 est. | ≈1 in 815K | — | Pien | 12 |
| BE Belgium | — | ≈35 est. | ≈1 in 332K | 135 | Pien | 10 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈26 est. | ≈1 in 2.6M | — | Pien | 11 |
| SE Sweden | — | 8 | 1 in 1.3M | 8 | — | 1 |
3,837 people counted by Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Pien is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Khmer, \ p. to go over something, to jump over something (as a fence); to jump or climb on top of. 2. p- to run into, to en counter, to meet. 3 . n. metal plate, tray
as a wordHeadley, Cambodian-English Dictionary, Volume I (ក-ភ)
In cdo, A ppiral gust, a whirl- wind ； a brisk gale ； noise tp'iao of the wind; blown or • Bwayed by the wind ； a light, easy manner ； vain, frivolous ； to fail: Jing,
as a wordAn Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Foochow Dialect
In Finnish, genitive singular of piki
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Italian, apocopic form of pieno
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In liv, fine
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Pien Keulstrab. 1993NLDutch triathlete, speed skater
- Pien Schlosserb. 1994NLDutch association football player
- Pien Sandersb. 1998NLDutch field hockey player
- Pien Dickeb. 1999NLDutch field hockey player
- Pien Schravesandeb. 1999NLDutch swimmer
- Pien Hindriksenb. 2001NLDutch association football player (2001-)
- Pien Limpensb. 2001NLDutch cyclist
- Pien Smitb. 2004NLDutch speed skater
- Pien Hersmanb. 2004NLDutch speed skater
- Pien StraesserNLDutch singer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 17 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018) | — | 3.8K | #519 |
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (live per-name BRP counts, 1790-2017) | — | 3.5K | #934 |
| NL Netherlands | SVB Kindernamen — annual newborn name frequency (Wayback-recovered) | 2017 | 98 | #143 |
| NL Netherlands | SVB Kindernamen — annual newborn name frequency (Wayback-recovered) | 2016 | 77 | #180 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2024 | 11 | #736 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 8 | #38,937 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2021 | 8 | #1,000 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2019 | 8 | #968 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2012 | 8 | #1,087 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2023 | 7 | #1,047 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2022 | 6 | #1,191 |
| BE Belgium | Statbel — Prénoms nouveau-nés (newborns) | 2013 | 6 | #1,261 |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Pien mean, and where does it come from?
- a diminutive of the female given name Josephine Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Pien?
- A machine transcription gives /pin/ (IPA) for Dutch.
- Is Pien a male or female name?
- Pien is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Pien?
- In the etymology graph, Josefina, Jo and Josephine are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Pien have the most bearers?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted about 3.8 thousand people named Pien, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled pien.
- Where is Pien most common?
- Pien is densest in the Netherlands, where the national register counts about 1 in 4.5 thousand people carrying it.
- How common is the name Pien?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted 3,837 people named Pien, about 1 in 4.5 thousand residents.
- How common is Pien compared with other names?
- In the Netherlands, Pien is the 904th most common given name of 101,916 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Pien?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/pienThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Pien” — the 904th most common given name in Netherlands. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.