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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 11 | #3,441 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,671 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,557 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,727 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,901 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,755 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,722 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,723 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,382 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,417 |
| 1961 | 32 | #2,103 |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,727 |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,667 |
| 1964 | 70 | #1,348 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 65 | #1,363 |
| 1967 | 59 | #1,455 |
| 1968 | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1969 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1970 | 81 | #1,319 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,540 |
| 1972 | 68 | #1,443 |
| 1973 | 69 | #1,428 |
| 1974 | 69 | #1,458 |
| 1975 | 68 | #1,511 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,768 |
| 1977 | 86 | #1,334 |
| 1978 | 90 | #1,337 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,621 |
| 1980 | 79 | #1,513 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,657 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,866 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,923 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,937 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,894 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,101 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,981 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,781 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,240 |
| 1990 | 63 | #2,094 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,127 |
| 1992 | 62 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,934 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,726 |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,557 |
| 1996 | 145 | #1,221 |
| 1997 | 179 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 159 | #1,177 |
| 1999 | 324 | #698 |
| 2000 | 522 | #511 |
| 2001 | 705 | #411 |
| 2002 | 643 | #448 |
| 2003 | 902 | #343 |
| 2004 | 1,214 | #266 |
| 2005 | 1,261 | #259 |
| 2006 | 1,385 | #246 |
| 2007 | 1,483 | #240 |
| 2008 | 1,913 | #172 |
| 2009 | 2,191 | #147 |
| 2010 | 2,142 | #144 |
| 2011 | 2,736 | #110 |
| 2012 | 3,070 | #98 |
| 2013 | 3,191 | #97 |
| 2014 | 3,868 | #75 |
| 2015 | 4,139 | #67 |
| 2016 | 3,955 | #67 |
| 2017 | 3,567 | #81 |
| 2018 | 3,229 | #88 |
| 2019 | 3,188 | #84 |
| 2020 | 2,900 | #91 |
| 2021 | 2,739 | #96 |
| 2022 | 2,493 | #114 |
| 2023 | 2,073 | #135 |
| 2024 | 1,877 | #160 |
