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Piper

/ˈpaɪpɚ/ · 100% girls · #155 in the US for girls, 2025

Piper has been given to about 62,934 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpaɪpɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 62,462
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Piper per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 4,154
  • Born in 20251,940
  • All time62,934
  • England & Wales, 2025#212 · 221

How popular is Piper?

Piper ranks 155th among American girls in 2025, with 1,940 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 4,154 babies were given the name, ranking 67th. The typical living American called Piper is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.41% of births.

Names that sound like Piper

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. River0.70
  2. Miller0.68
  3. Ginger0.62
  4. Juniper0.63
  5. Winter0.62
  6. Kimber0.62
  7. Parker0.55
  8. Harper0.55

Middle names for Piper

Ranked by flow score
  1. Piper Anne0.81
  2. Piper Catherine0.78
  3. Piper Josephine0.78
  4. Piper Marie0.77
  5. Piper Grace0.77
  6. Piper Eve0.77

Sibling names for Piper

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Camdenbrother · 0.99
  2. Braxtonbrother · 0.99
  3. Judebrother · 0.99
  4. Serenitysister · 0.98
  5. Briellesister · 0.98
  6. Emersoneither · 0.98

Where Piper is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Vermont0.41%
  2. Wyoming0.26%
  3. Montana0.24%
  4. West Virginia0.23%
  5. New Hampshire0.20%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Piper Anderson0.77
  2. Piper White0.72
  3. Piper Nguyen0.72
  4. Piper Moore0.72
  5. Piper Hill0.72
  6. Piper Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Piper

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Piper across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.