Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Pippa

Meaning A female given name, diminutive of Philippa Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,864 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

A female given name, diminutive of Philippa.

Rank 2025
#1,864
among girls · ↑621 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Pippa · +47% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,021
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
120 babies
All-time total
1,702
#5,250 all-time among girls
First recorded
1957
in Social Security records

Pippa popularity over time

1,702 babies have been named Pippa since 1957, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 5 1 – #6,801
1960s 99 10 +1880% #2,452
1970s 19 2 -81% #7,070
1980s – – – –
1990s 5 1 – #16,221
2000s 106 11 +2020% #5,510
2010s 906 91 +755% #1,742
2020s (to 2025) 562 94 +3% #1,778

Where Pippa 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 105 0.07 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 103 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

Where Pippa is most popular

Girls named Pippa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Oregon, and Connecticut.

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 Pippa 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
Minnesota 12 0.111 +92%
Oregon 6 0.092 +59%
Connecticut 5 0.086 +49%
Indiana 11 0.078 +36%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 +10%
Utah 5 0.060 ≈ national
Alabama 5 0.053 -8%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -14%
Texas 34 0.042 -27%
New York 15 0.038 -34%
Virginia 6 0.035 -39%
Michigan 5 0.027 -53%
Ohio 6 0.025 -56%
Georgia 5 0.022 -62%
Illinois 5 0.022 -62%
California 18 0.021 -63%
Florida 5 0.012 -80%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Pippa

Pippa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,864 in 2025 with 107 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1957, 1,702 American babies have been named Pippa. Its peak came in 2014, when 120 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 Pippa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Pippa?

The median living Pippa is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 1,700 people named Pippa are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Pippa year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 107 #1,864
2024 73 #2,485
2023 71 #2,510
2022 103 #1,939
2021 115 #1,778
2020 93 #2,020
2019 108 #1,874
2018 96 #2,043
2017 114 #1,821
2016 101 #1,983
2015 94 #2,084
2014 120 #1,742
2013 80 #2,323
2012 107 #1,880
2011 70 #2,580
2010 16 #7,805
2009 21 #6,496
2008 18 #7,330
2007 14 #8,894
2006 25 #5,510
2005 10 #10,739
2004 8 #12,461
2003 10 #10,249
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1970 – –
1965 25 #2,452
1960 – –
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1950 – –
1945 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Pippa

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

  1. 1 Pippa Middleton Pippa Middleton British socialite and author (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Pippa?

The median living Pippa is about 8 years old. Half of all living Pippas are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Pippa are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Pippa are alive in the United States, based on 1,702 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Pippa mean?

A female given name, diminutive of Philippa.

How popular is the name Pippa in 2025?

Pippa ranked #1,864 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 107 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Pippa?

1,702 babies have been named Pippa in the United States since 1957, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Pippa most popular?

Pippa peaked in 2014, when 120 newborns received the name.

Is Pippa a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Pippa rising or falling?

Pippa has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Pippa become more popular?

Pippa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 girls named Pippa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Pippa?

Well-known people named Pippa include Pippa Middleton (writer).

Names like Pippa

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

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