US rank #2470 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,594 births

Pippa — #2470 US girls' name

1,594 babies named Pippa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s991970s191990s52000s1062010s9062020s454
#2470
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Pippa was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

120 babies were named Pippa in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pippa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,594 babies named Pippa between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pippa currently holds the #2470 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 120 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pippa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 906 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Pippa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Pippa in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pippa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,594 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pippa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,594

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2014

120 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,470

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pippa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
120
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Pippa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
906 births that decade — 57% of Pippa's all-time total
1950s51960s991970s191990s52000s1062010s9062020s454

Pippa by state

Where Pippa concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pippa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 4.6%
#2 Texas
55 3.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
32 2.0%
#4 New York
31 1.9%
#5 Ohio
25 1.6%
#6 Washington
23 1.4%
#7 Minnesota
22 1.4%
#8 Utah
21 1.3%
California share of Pippa's total US births 4.6%
Even split

73 of 1,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Pippa appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pippa?
1,594 babies have been named Pippa since 1957. It currently ranks #2470 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 120 births.
When was Pippa most popular?
Pippa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 906 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Pippa most popular?
The top states for the name Pippa are California (73 births), Texas (55 births), Pennsylvania (32 births).
How long has the name Pippa been used?
Pippa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pippa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Piper, Pippin, Pipper, Pippi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.