Piper
English occupational surname for a pipe player; TV’s Charmed put it in the top 100.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Piper first shows up in the national records in 1951. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2012 to 2021. Its biggest year was 2015, when 4,140 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 67 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 155 for girls. All told, 62,934 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Pyper (3,307) (total births since 1880)
Explore Piper interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 295 | No. 1549 |
| 1960s | 531 | No. 1244 |
| 1970s | 719 | No. 1315 |
| 1980s | 573 | No. 1502 |
| 1990s | 1,252 | No. 696 |
| 2000s | 12,219 | No. 147 |
| 2010s | 33,092 | No. 67 |
| 2020s | 14,037 | No. 91 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.