Piper

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Piper is an English given name meaning "piper". It is a transferred use of the surname, which originated as an occupational name in England in the Middle Ages for a pipe player.

From Wikipedia

Piper first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 620 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2025 it was given to 196 girls (rank #87). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Piper

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Piper yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,990

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

620

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Piper McLean — daughter of Aphrodite

Famous people named Piper

Piper Lauriefilm actor · b. 1932
Piper Perabofilm actor · b. 1976

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Piper in 2025

Other girls' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	54	#103
2003	45	#113
2004	68	#101
2009	78	#100
2010	91	#76
2011	93	#75
2012	116	#62
2013	96	#75
2014	136	#64
2015	620	#52
2016	443	#64
2017	275	#39
2018	275	#39
2019	416	#57
2020	276	#71
2021	222	#66
2022	200	#69
2023	153	#89
2024	137	#97
2025	196	#87