Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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
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.
My wife plays the flute. Not the bagpipe. We've had to clarify this more than we expected. Piper still felt right.
— Tom, Chicago IL, 2018
Peter Piper picked a peck — she will hear this rhyme for the rest of her life and I am sorry, baby. You were a very cute newborn and we were not thinking clearly.
— Allison, Portland OR, 2020
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 5 | #2,713 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,539 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,337 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,346 |
| 1999 | 29 | #758 |
| 2000 | 47 | #518 |
| 2001 | 66 | #399 |
| 2002 | 61 | #424 |
| 2003 | 70 | #398 |
| 2004 | 74 | #379 |
| 2005 | 95 | #311 |
| 2006 | 92 | #332 |
| 2007 | 109 | #297 |
| 2008 | 130 | #254 |
| 2009 | 165 | #188 |
| 2010 | 149 | #211 |
| 2011 | 204 | #151 |
| 2012 | 215 | #143 |
| 2013 | 253 | #120 |
| 2014 | 329 | #82 |
| 2015 | 344 | #79 |
| 2016 | 271 | #103 |
| 2017 | 243 | #109 |
| 2018 | 221 | #120 |
| 2019 | 234 | #109 |
| 2020 | 203 | #126 |
| 2021 | 208 | #127 |
| 2022 | 165 | #159 |
| 2023 | 157 | #163 |
| 2024 | 133 | #219 |
