Girls' name · since 1951
Piper
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 62,718 babies named Piper, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,718
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Piper currently ranks #155 among girls' names in America, with 62,718 babies recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Piper recorded 62,718 times among girls since 1951, holding rank #155 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 62,718 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piper ranks #514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 62,718 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,718
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Piper's 62,718 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Piper compares
62,718 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Piper's all-time total is 167x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Piper | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62,718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,140 | 21 | 19,840 |
Piper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Piper splits its recorded history at 1988: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 4,140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Piper popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 4,140
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Piper popularity over time - boys
216 total births recorded since 1997 (Piper as boys' name)
Piper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33,092 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Piper's strongest decade.
33,092 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Piper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 295
1950s
295 births
- 1960s 531
1960s
531 births
- 1970s 719
1970s
719 births
- 1980s 573
1980s
573 births
- 1990s 1,252
1990s
1,252 births
- 2000s 12,219
2000s
12,219 births
- 2010s
2010s
33,092 births
- 2020s
2020s
14,037 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33,092 births (53% of all-time use).
How Piper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Piper's total volume
Piper by state
Where Piper concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,501 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 3,998 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,686 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,663 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,300 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,289 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,099 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,073 | 3.3% |
4,501 of 62,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Piper appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Piper's data
- Piper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33,092 total births) through the 2020s (14,037) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pipers (4,501 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Piper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Piper draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.