Name profile

Piper

From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pipe.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈpaɪ.pəɹ/; British English /ˈpaɪ.pə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#155

Meaning and history

From an English surname originally given to someone who played a pipe or flute, Piper was later popularized as a given name by a character on the television series Charmed, which debuted in 1998.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 1,385 births, rank #245
2007: 1,483 births, rank #240
2008: 1,913 births, rank #172
2009: 2,191 births, rank #147
2010: 2,142 births, rank #144
20112011: 2,737 births, rank #110
2012: 3,073 births, rank #98
2013: 3,191 births, rank #97
2014: 3,868 births, rank #75
2015: 4,140 births, rank #67
20162016: 3,956 births, rank #67
2017: 3,567 births, rank #81
2018: 3,230 births, rank #88
2019: 3,188 births, rank #84
2020: 2,902 births, rank #91
20212021: 2,741 births, rank #96
2022: 2,495 births, rank #114
2023: 2,075 births, rank #135
2024: 1,884 births, rank #159
20252025: 1,940 births, rank #155

Piper rose from #159 to #155 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 4,140 births.