Girls' name · since 1978
Pyper
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 3,307 babies named Pyper, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,307
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,307 babies have been named Pyper since 1978, making it today's #2879 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pyper has been recorded 3,307 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #2879 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,307 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pyper ranks #3,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,307 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,307
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pyper's 3,307 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Pyper compares
3,307 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Pyper's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pyper | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,307 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 275 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pyper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pyper's full recorded timeline at 2010, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 275 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pyper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 275
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Pyper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,027 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Pyper's strongest decade.
2,027 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Pyper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 770
2000s
770 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,027 births
- 2020s 467
2020s
467 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,027 births (61% of all-time use).
How Pyper 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 Pyper's total volume
Pyper by state
Where Pyper concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 225 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Utah | | 185 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 129 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 107 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 89 | 2.7% |
| #6 | California | | 86 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 84 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 74 | 2.2% |
225 of 3,307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Pyper appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pyper's data
- Pyper's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,027 total births); usage has since declined to 467 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pypers (225 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 Pyper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Pyper 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.