Piper
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Piper
Piper is a bright, musical name that entered the list in 1999, one year after the debut of the TV series Charmed, which featured a Piper, and it's been a consistent riser since. Piper Kerman is the memoirist whose prison experiences provided the basis for the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black.
Piper for girls#155 US
Piper has been chosen by several celebs for their daughters, including Gillian Anderson and Cuba Gooding, Jr., and is now one of the top girls' names starting with P.
One of the first Pipers on the scene was Piper Laurie (born Rosetta), after whom actress Piper Perabo was named.
Piper for boys
Piper's rising popularity for girls makes it an unlikely masculine choice.
Pronounced PY-per.
As of October 2026, Piper ranked #155 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #67 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #244.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #75 | 3,868 | 2,165.3 |
| 2015 | #67 | 4,139 | 2,318.6 |
| 2016 | #67 | 3,955 | 2,231.9 |
| 2017 | #81 | 3,567 | 2,066.1 |
| 2018 | #88 | 3,229 | 1,898.2 |
| 2019 | #84 | 3,188 | 1,899.5 |
| 2020 | #91 | 2,900 | 1,793.9 |
| 2021 | #96 | 2,739 | 1,669.2 |
| 2022 | #114 | 2,493 | 1,520 |
| 2023 | #135 | 2,073 | 1,291.9 |
| 2024 | #160 | 1,877 | 1,158.5 |
| 2025 | #155 | 1,940 | 1,207 |
World rankings
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Piper on lists
Famous Pipers
- Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs)Girl
American actress
- Piper Lisa PeraboGirl
American actress
- Piper Eressea KermanGirl
American memoirist of "Orange Is the New Black"
- Piper Mackenzie HarrisGirl
American actress
- Piper Joy CurdaGirl
American actress
- Piper ReeseGirl
American entertainment reporter and actress
- Piper GillesGirl
American,Canadian ice dancer
- Piper PerriGirl
American adult film actress
- Piper Maru Klotz (b. 1994)Girl
daughter of actress Gillian Anderson
- Piper Indy Grace Palin (b. 2001)Girl
daughter of politician Sarah Palin
- Piper Gooding (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Piper BeeGirl
Jones (b. 2006), daughter of TV personalities Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
- Piper LaFayetteGirl
daughter of ice hockey player Nathan LaFayette
- Piper Addison Dalton (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of TV personality Jonny Fairplay and model Michelle Deighton
- Piper Sherlock (b. 2010)Girl
daughter TV journalist Amber Sherlock
- Piper Rose Davies (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actress Leigh Arnold and Steve Davies
- Piper RockelleGirl
American influencer
Piper in pop culture
- Piper McLeanGirl
character in Rick Riordan's Heroes Of Olympus series
- Piper HalliwellGirl
character on TV's "Charmed"
- Piper WoodsGirl
main character in "Gone Too Far" by Natalie D. Richards
- Piper McCloudGirl
main character in "The Girl Who Could Fly" by Victoria Forester
- Piper ChapmanGirl
main character on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black;" inspired by memoirist Piper Kerman
- Piper HartGirl
character on Nickelodeon's TV series "Henry Danger"
- Piper CastletonGirl
character in movie "Next Stop Wonderland"
- Piper PinwheelerGirl
character in animated movie "Robots"
- PiperGirl
character in "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
- Piper ShawGirl
a character on MTV's "Scream"
- Piper WrightGirl
character from the Fallout video game series
- Piper WillisGirl
character in Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
- Piper WalshGirl
character in the Devils Rock series by Sophie Jordan
- Pixie PiperGirl
character in "The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper" by Annabelle Fisher
- PiperGirl
represents universal harmony In Greco,Roman mythology
- "PiperGirl
" song by Phish
- PiperBoy
the son of Lyla on "Sons of Anarchy"
Variations & nicknames
- PyperGirl