Is Piper a boy or girl name?
Piper is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,877 girls and 6 boys were named Piper, so 99.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 60,973 US babies named Piper were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,939
- Girl rank, 2024
- #160
- Babies named Piper since 1951
- 60,973
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 4,153 babies
Boys and girls named Piper, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 531 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 719 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 574 | 100% |
| 1990s | 21 | 1,252 | 98.4% |
| 2000s | 76 | 12,219 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 100 | 33,085 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 19 | 12,082 | 99.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,939 | 1,877 | #160 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,073 | #135 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,493 | #114 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,473 | 2,739 | #96 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,558 | 2,900 | #91 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 3,188 | #84 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,444 | 3,229 | #88 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,988 | 3,567 | #81 |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,035 | 3,955 | #67 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,226 | 4,139 | #67 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,419 | 3,868 | #75 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,448 | 3,191 | #97 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,663 | 3,070 | #98 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,600 | 2,736 | #110 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,615 | 2,142 | #144 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,682 | 2,191 | #147 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,097 | 1,913 | #172 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,483 | #240 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,861 | 1,385 | #246 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,128 | 1,261 | #259 |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,011 | 1,214 | #266 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,364 | 902 | #343 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,476 | 643 | #448 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,116 | 705 | #411 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,003 | 522 | #511 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,953 | 324 | #698 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,227 | 159 | #1,177 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,399 | 179 | #1,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,221 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,557 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,726 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,934 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,176 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,127 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,094 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,240 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,981 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,101 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,894 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,937 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,923 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,866 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,657 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,513 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,621 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,337 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,334 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,768 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,511 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,458 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,428 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,443 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,540 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,319 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,455 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,363 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,572 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,348 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,667 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,727 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,103 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,417 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,382 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,723 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,722 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,755 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,901 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,727 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,557 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,671 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,441 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Piper reached #5,663 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #67 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Piper
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.