Piper

Girl name

Piper has been given to 62,934 babies in the U.S. since 1951. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #155 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

62,934

Peak year

2015 (4,154 babies)

Rank in 2025

#155 for girls

First recorded

1951

10-year trend

▼ -53%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

Piper Perabo

American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Piper.

62,363 babies since 1954

65,456 babies since 1966

65,560 babies since 1890

66,752 babies since 1880

67,553 babies since 1880

67,797 babies since 1881

68,060 babies since 1979

57,163 babies since 1880

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