girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Piper

Meaning piper Gender Girl Rank 2025 #155 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

Piper is an English given name meaning "piper".

Rank 2025
#155
among girls · ↑4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,940
named Piper · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 828
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
4,154 babies
All-time total
62,934
#514 all-time among girls
First recorded
1951
in Social Security records

Piper popularity over time

62,934 babies have been named Piper since 1951, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 295 – 295 30 – #1,557
1960s 531 – 531 53 +80% #1,256
1970s 719 – 719 72 +35% #1,319
1980s 573 – 573 57 -20% #1,513
1990s 1,252 21 1,273 127 +122% #698
2000s 12,219 76 12,295 1,230 +866% #147
2010s 33,092 100 33,192 3,319 +170% #67
2020s (to 2025) 14,037 19 14,056 2,343 -29% #91

Where Piper is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,813 1.13 #168
2027 1,711 1.06 #181
2028 1,629 1.01 #193
2029 1,563 0.97 #199
2030 1,509 0.94 #202

Where Piper is most popular

Girls named Piper per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.37 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Montana, and Maine.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Piper born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 48 9.90 +622%
Montana 79 5.84 +325%
Maine 83 5.37 +291%
Wyoming 20 4.69 +242%
South Dakota 65 4.55 +232%
New Hampshire 82 4.44 +224%
West Virginia 114 4.35 +217%
Alaska 37 4.30 +213%
Idaho 136 4.06 +196%
North Dakota 52 3.96 +188%
Iowa 187 3.20 +133%
Arkansas 153 2.90 +111%
Utah 240 2.88 +110%
Kentucky 241 2.82 +105%
Nebraska 97 2.70 +97%
Kansas 154 2.67 +94%
Minnesota 288 2.67 +94%
Mississippi 124 2.65 +93%
Wisconsin 268 2.60 +90%
Oregon 168 2.58 +88%
Alabama 241 2.57 +87%
Missouri 300 2.49 +81%
Washington 358 2.48 +81%
Indiana 344 2.45 +79%
South Carolina 217 2.41 +76%
Colorado 265 2.37 +73%
Oklahoma 174 2.36 +72%
Tennessee 366 2.31 +68%
Ohio 525 2.21 +61%
District of Columbia 25 2.11 +54%
Hawaii 24 2.09 +53%
North Carolina 476 2.09 +52%
Michigan 376 2.06 +50%
Connecticut 118 2.03 +48%
Pennsylvania 429 1.81 +32%
Georgia 397 1.75 +27%
Virginia 297 1.74 +27%
Delaware 19 1.67 +22%
Maryland 175 1.65 +20%
Louisiana 144 1.65 +20%
Illinois 364 1.59 +16%
Massachusetts 171 1.41 ≈ national
Nevada 63 1.36 ≈ national
Florida 524 1.22 -11%
Arizona 165 1.18 -14%
Texas 788 0.980 -29%
Rhode Island 12 0.958 -30%
New Jersey 169 0.936 -32%
New York 343 0.866 -37%
New Mexico 20 0.822 -40%
California 576 0.685 -50%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Piper

Piper is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #155 in 2025 with 1,940 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1951, 62,934 American babies have been named Piper. Its peak came in 2015, when 4,154 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Piper stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Piper?

The median living Piper is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 15. An estimated 62 thousand people named Piper are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Piper year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,940 #155 – –
2024 1,884 #159 6 #11,988
2023 2,075 #135 – –
2022 2,495 #114 – –
2021 2,741 #96 8 #9,477
2020 2,902 #91 5 #13,564
2019 3,188 #84 – –
2018 3,230 #88 8 #9,447
2017 3,567 #81 10 #7,991
2016 3,956 #67 12 #7,037
2015 4,140 #67 14 #6,229
2014 3,868 #75 11 #7,421
2013 3,191 #97 7 #10,450
2012 3,073 #98 16 #5,664
2011 2,737 #110 9 #8,601
2010 2,142 #144 13 #6,616
2009 2,191 #147 7 #10,682
2008 1,913 #172 5 #14,098
2007 1,483 #240 – –
2006 1,385 #246 10 #7,861
2005 1,261 #259 13 #6,130
2004 1,214 #266 9 #8,013
2003 902 #343 7 #9,364
2002 643 #448 9 #7,478
2001 705 #411 8 #8,116
2000 522 #511 8 #8,004
1995 98 #1,557 – –
1990 63 #2,094 – –
1985 59 #1,895 – –
1980 79 #1,513 – –
1975 68 #1,511 – –
1970 81 #1,319 – –
1965 51 #1,572 – –
1960 25 #2,418 – –
1955 32 #1,901 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Piper

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Piper Perabo Piper Perabo American actress (born 1976) Contemporary
  2. 2 Piper Laurie Piper Laurie American actress (1932–2023) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Piper, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Piper?

The median living Piper is about 10 years old. Half of all living Pipers are between 6 and 15 years old.

How many people named Piper are alive today?

An estimated 62 thousand people named Piper are alive in the United States, based on 62,934 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Piper mean?

Piper is an English given name meaning "piper".

How popular is the name Piper in 2025?

Piper ranked #155 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,940 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Piper?

62,934 babies have been named Piper in the United States since 1951, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Piper most popular?

Piper peaked in 2015, when 4,154 newborns received the name.

Is Piper a boy or girl name?

Piper is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Piper rising or falling?

Piper is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Piper become more popular?

Piper is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,509 girls named Piper in 2030, which would rank around #202. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Piper?

Well-known people named Piper include Piper Perabo (actor), Piper Laurie (actor).

Names like Piper

Names that sound and feel close to Piper: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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