Piper

English occupational name

"pipe or flute player"

Piper Origin and Meaning

The name Piper is a girl's name of English, Romanian origin meaning "pipe or flute player".

Piper is a bright, musical name that entered the list in 1999, one year after the debut of the TV series Charmed, which featured a Piper, and it's been a consistent riser since. Piper Kerman is the memoirist whose prison experiences provided the basis for the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black.

Piper has been chosen by several celebs for their daughters, including Gillian Anderson and Cuba Gooding, Jr., and is now one of the top girls' names starting with P.

One of the first Pipers on the scene was Piper Laurie (born Rosetta), after whom actress Piper Perabo was named.

Piper Rank in US Top 1000

# 133 in the US

Piper Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 190 on Nameberry

Piper Popularity

• 133 US 2023
• 210 Nameberry 2025
• 162 Canada 2023
• 37 Future 2028
• 207 England 2023
• 122 Scotland 2023
• 90 Australia 2023
• 100 New Zealand 2023
• 24 Dogs 2023
• 38 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Piper

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Piper.

• Harper
• Poppy
• Quinn
• Willow
• Harlow
• Wren
• Pippa
• Scarlett
• Olive
• Penelope
• Hazel
• Ivy
• Juniper
• Hadley
• Maisie
• Phoebe
• Sadie
• Violet
• Luna
• Avery

Famous People Named Piper

• Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs) American actress
• Piper Lisa Perabo American actress
• Piper Eressea Kerman American memoirist of "Orange Is the New Black"
• Piper Mackenzie Harris American actress
• Piper Joy Curda American actress
• Piper Reese American entertainment reporter and actress
• Piper Gilles American,Canadian ice dancer
• Piper Perri American adult film actress
• Piper Maru Klotz (b. 1994) daughter of actress Gillian Anderson
• Piper Indy Grace Palin (b. 2001) daughter of politician Sarah Palin
• Piper Gooding (b. 2005) daughter of actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
• Piper Bee Jones (b. 2006), daughter of TV personalities Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
• Piper LaFayette daughter of ice hockey player Nathan LaFayette
• Piper Addison Dalton (b. 2008) daughter of TV personality Jonny Fairplay and model Michelle Deighton
• Piper Sherlock (b. 2010) daughter TV journalist Amber Sherlock
• Piper Rose Davies (b. 2015) daughter of actress Leigh Arnold and Steve Davies

Piper in Pop Culture

• Piper McLean character in Rick Riordan's Heroes Of Olympus series
• Piper Halliwell character on TV's "Charmed"
• Piper Woods main character in "Gone Too Far" by Natalie D. Richards
• Piper McCloud main character in "The Girl Who Could Fly" by Victoria Forester
• Piper Chapman main character on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black;" inspired by memoirist Piper Kerman
• Piper Hart character on Nickelodeon's TV series "Henry Danger"
• Piper Castleton character in movie "Next Stop Wonderland"
• Piper Pinwheeler character in animated movie "Robots"
• Piper character in "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
• Piper Shaw a character on MTV's "Scream"
• Piper Wright character from the Fallout video game series
• Piper Willis character in Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
• Piper Walsh character in the Devils Rock series by Sophie Jordan
• Pixie Piper character in "The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper" by Annabelle Fisher
• Piper represents universal harmony In Greco,Roman mythology
• "Piper " song by Phish