Piper
- #155 for girls in 2025, 1,940 births
- Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
- Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2015 · 4,140 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 62,718since 1951
Piper over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #155 | 1,940 | — | |
| 2024 | #159 | 1,884 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #135 | 2,075 | — | |
| 2022 | #114 | 2,495 | — | |
| 2021 | #96 | 2,741 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #91 | 2,902 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #84 | 3,188 | — | |
| 2018 | #88 | 3,230 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #81 | 3,567 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #67 | 3,956 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #67 | 4,140 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #75 | 3,868 | #7,048 | 11 |
| 2013 | #97 | 3,191 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #98 | 3,073 | #5,482 | 16 |
| 2011 | #110 | 2,737 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #144 | 2,142 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #147 | 2,191 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #172 | 1,913 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #240 | 1,483 | — | |
| 2006 | #245 | 1,385 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #259 | 1,261 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #266 | 1,214 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #343 | 902 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #448 | 643 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #411 | 705 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #511 | 522 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #696 | 324 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #1,176 | 159 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #1,061 | 179 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #1,219 | 145 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,550 | 98 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,714 | 86 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,922 | 73 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,156 | 62 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,111 | 63 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,081 | 63 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,222 | 54 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,116 | 50 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,882 | 59 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,922 | 54 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,907 | 54 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,850 | 58 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,502 | 79 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,605 | 70 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,332 | 90 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,331 | 86 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,498 | 68 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,448 | 69 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,418 | 69 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,432 | 68 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,534 | 64 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,315 | 81 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,531 | 60 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,244 | 77 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,441 | 59 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,351 | 65 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,561 | 51 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,344 | 70 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,649 | 48 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,708 | 44 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,070 | 32 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,705 | 40 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,738 | 37 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,702 | 36 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,549 | 40 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | — | |
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First appearance
1951
The first year at least five girls were named Piper! It came in at #3,284, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1951, when fewer than 12 girls a year got the name.
Where Piper is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Vermont#38 · 1 in 108
- Montana#40 · 1 in 177
- West Virginia#40 · 1 in 195
- Alabama#60 · 1 in 316
- New Hampshire#63 · 1 in 223
Best ever in a state: #7 in Wyoming, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #38 | 9 | 1 in 108 |
| Montana | #40 | 16 | 1 in 177 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 26 | 1 in 195 |
| Alabama | #60 | 58 | 1 in 316 |
| New Hampshire | #63 | 17 | 1 in 223 |
| Maine | #68 | 14 | 1 in 222 |
| Utah | #73 | 53 | 1 in 322 |
| Wyoming | #79 | 5 | 1 in 162 |
| Washington | #84 | 70 | 1 in 412 |
| Kentucky | #88 | 46 | 1 in 375 |
| Mississippi | #89 | 24 | 1 in 371 |
| Alaska | #90 | 7 | 1 in 236 |
| Minnesota | #91 | 56 | 1 in 384 |
| Ohio | #101 | 97 | 1 in 487 |
| Iowa | #106 | 29 | 1 in 406 |
| Oklahoma | #107 | 33 | 1 in 448 |
| Idaho | #108 | 19 | 1 in 377 |
| Nebraska | #110 | 19 | 1 in 373 |
| Arkansas | #112 | 25 | 1 in 424 |
| Missouri | #114 | 50 | 1 in 486 |
| South Carolina | #114 | 38 | 1 in 481 |
| Connecticut | #115 | 25 | 1 in 460 |
| Tennessee | #116 | 64 | 1 in 501 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 83 | 1 in 560 |
| Oregon | #119 | 28 | 1 in 466 |
| Michigan | #125 | 66 | 1 in 541 |
| Wisconsin | #127 | 41 | 1 in 494 |
| Delaware | #140 | 6 | 1 in 376 |
| North Dakota | #141 | 7 | 1 in 386 |
| Georgia | #143 | 69 | 1 in 655 |
| Louisiana | #144 | 29 | 1 in 564 |
| Indiana | #145 | 46 | 1 in 607 |
| Virginia | #145 | 53 | 1 in 637 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| Illinois | #151 | 65 | 1 in 682 |
| Kansas | #156 | 21 | 1 in 562 |
| Maryland | #156 | 31 | 1 in 645 |
| Massachusetts | #159 | 35 | 1 in 687 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| Colorado | #172 | 34 | 1 in 686 |
| Pennsylvania | #174 | 64 | 1 in 730 |
| Florida | #223 | 83 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Texas | #247 | 140 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Arizona | #251 | 28 | 1 in 1,008 |
| New York | #279 | 60 | 1 in 1,305 |
| New Jersey | #286 | 29 | 1 in 1,224 |
| California | #326 | 100 | 1 in 1,617 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Piper
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 4 spots since 2024 (#159 → #155)
- 64 spots since 2020 (#91 → #155)
- Biggest jump: 480 spots in 1999
- Biggest drop: 37 spots in 2002
Rise & fade · girls
64 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1951
- Peaked 2015 at #67 (4,140 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2012–2021
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 431
- Highest: 1 in 431 girls born in 2015 were named Piper (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 828 girls born in 2025 (0.12%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 52.8% of all girls named Piper (33,092) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 295 | #1,549 (1953) | #1,949 |
| 1960s | 531 | #1,244 (1968) | #1,627 |
| 1970s | 719 | #1,315 (1970) | #1,466 |
| 1980s | 573 | #1,502 (1980) | #1,975 |
| 1990s | 1,252 | #696 (1999) | #1,569 |
| 2000s | 12,219 | #147 (2009) | #304 |
| 2010s | 33,092 | #67 (2015) | #91 |
| 2020s | 14,037 | #91 (2020) | #125 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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