Piper is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Piper is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #155 for girl births in the United States (and #353 across all names), given to 1,940 babies. Piper was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 2015 (4,140 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,940 | 1,940 | #155 | — |
| 2024 | 1,890 | 1,890 | #159 | #11,988 |
| 2023 | 2,075 | 2,075 | #135 | — |
| 2022 | 2,495 | 2,495 | #114 | — |
| 2021 | 2,749 | 2,749 | #96 | #9,477 |
| 2020 | 2,907 | 2,907 | #91 | #13,564 |
| 2019 | 3,188 | 3,188 | #84 | — |
| 2018 | 3,238 | 3,238 | #88 | #9,447 |
| 2017 | 3,577 | 3,577 | #81 | #7,991 |
| 2016 | 3,968 | 3,968 | #67 | #7,037 |
| 2015 | 4,154 | 4,154 | #67 | #6,229 |
| 2014 | 3,879 | 3,879 | #75 | #7,421 |
| 2013 | 3,198 | 3,198 | #97 | #10,450 |
| 2012 | 3,089 | 3,089 | #98 | #5,664 |
| 2011 | 2,746 | 2,746 | #110 | #8,601 |
| 2010 | 2,155 | 2,155 | #144 | #6,616 |
| 2009 | 2,198 | 2,198 | #147 | #10,682 |
| 2008 | 1,918 | 1,918 | #172 | #14,098 |
| 2007 | 1,483 | 1,483 | #240 | — |
| 2006 | 1,395 | 1,395 | #246 | #7,861 |
| 2005 | 1,274 | 1,274 | #259 | #6,130 |
| 2004 | 1,223 | 1,223 | #266 | #8,013 |
| 2003 | 909 | 909 | #343 | #9,364 |
| 2002 | 652 | 652 | #448 | #7,478 |
| 2001 | 713 | 713 | #411 | #8,116 |
| 2000 | 530 | 530 | #511 | #8,004 |
| 1999 | 333 | 333 | #698 | #6,953 |
| 1998 | 166 | 166 | #1,177 | #8,227 |
| 1997 | 184 | — | #1,065 | #10,399 |
| 1996 | 145 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1995 | 98 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1994 | 86 | — | #1,727 | — |
| 1993 | 73 | — | #1,934 | — |
| 1992 | 62 | — | #2,176 | — |
| 1991 | 63 | — | #2,127 | — |
| 1990 | 63 | — | #2,094 | — |
| 1989 | 54 | — | #2,240 | — |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #2,781 | — |
| 1987 | 57 | — | #1,981 | — |
| 1986 | 50 | — | #2,144 | — |
| 1985 | 59 | — | #1,895 | — |
| 1984 | 54 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1983 | 54 | — | #1,923 | — |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1981 | 70 | — | #1,657 | — |
| 1980 | 79 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1979 | 70 | — | #1,621 | — |
| 1978 | 90 | — | #1,337 | — |
| 1977 | 86 | — | #1,334 | — |
| 1976 | 54 | — | #1,768 | — |
| 1975 | 68 | — | #1,511 | — |
| 1974 | 69 | — | #1,458 | — |
| 1973 | 69 | — | #1,428 | — |
| 1972 | 68 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1971 | 64 | — | #1,540 | — |
| 1970 | 81 | — | #1,319 | — |
| 1969 | 60 | — | #1,541 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | — | #1,256 | — |
| 1967 | 59 | — | #1,456 | — |
| 1966 | 65 | — | #1,363 | — |
| 1965 | 51 | — | #1,572 | — |
| 1964 | 70 | — | #1,348 | — |
| 1963 | 48 | — | #1,667 | — |
| 1962 | 44 | — | #1,725 | — |
| 1961 | 32 | — | #2,103 | — |
| 1960 | 25 | — | #2,418 | — |
| 1959 | 24 | — | #2,383 | — |
| 1958 | 40 | — | #1,723 | — |
| 1957 | 40 | — | #1,722 | — |
| 1956 | 37 | — | #1,755 | — |
| 1955 | 32 | — | #1,901 | — |
| 1954 | 36 | — | #1,727 | — |
| 1953 | 40 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1952 | 35 | — | #1,671 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,442 | — |