Pyper — #2587 US girls' name
3,246 babies named Pyper in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to girls today.
62% of everyone ever named Pyper was born in this single decade.
275 babies were named Pyper in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Pyper
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,246 babies named Pyper between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pyper currently holds the #2587 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 275 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Pyper performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,025 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pyper shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Pyper in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Pyper 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 3,246 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.
Pyper at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Pyper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978
- Peak year (2014)
- 275
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #2587 among girls.
3,246 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 275 births in a single year.
Pyper by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 2,025 births that decade — 62% of Pyper's all-time total
Pyper decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,025 births
- Runner-up 770 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Pyper's strongest decade
2,025 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 62% of all-time use.
Pyper by state
Where Pyper concentrates geographically — total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 220 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Utah | | 185 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 129 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 107 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 89 | 2.7% |
| #6 | California | | 86 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 84 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 73 | 2.2% |
220 of 3,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.8% of nationwide
- Utah 5.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.0% of nationwide
- Missouri 3.3% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Pyper appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1978–2024 (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.