Piper
Meaning of Piper
Piper comes from an English occupational surname for a pipe player, a musician who played a simple flute or the bagpipes. It is pronounced PYE-per (/ˈpaɪpər/).
The actress Piper Laurie earned Oscar nominations for The Hustler, Carrie and Children of a Lesser God, and Piper Perabo starred in Coyote Ugly and Covert Affairs. Piper Halliwell, one of the witch sisters in the TV series Charmed (1998–2006), brought the name to a wide audience.
In the U.S., Piper climbed from 1,176th place in 1998 to a peak of 67th in 2015 and 2016, and 4,140 girls were given the name in 2015, the most in any year. It has since eased to 155th in 2025, when 1,940 girls received it.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as PYE-per (/ˈpaɪpər/)
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Notable People Named Piper
| Kimberly Benson is a Scottish professional wrestler in WWE on SmackDown, performing as Piper Niven and part of The Green Regime. |
| Piper Laurie was an American actress known for The Hustler, Carrie, Children of a Lesser God, The Thorn Birds, Days of Wine and Roses, and Twin Peaks. |
| Piper Perabo is an American actress known for Coyote Ugly, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Prestige, Looper, Angel Has Fallen, and for her Golden Globe nominated role as Annie Walker on Covert Affairs. |
| Piper Eressea Kerman is an American author whose 13 months in federal prison for money laundering inspired her memoir Orange Is the New Black and the hit Netflix series, and she now advocates for women in prison while working as a nonprofit communications strategist. |
| Piper Joy Curda is an American actress and singer who broke out on Disney Channel in A.N.T. Farm, I Didnt Do It, and Teen Beach 2, later appearing in Youth and Consequences and starring in the horror film The Wretched. |
| Piper Madison is an American Billboard Top 40 recording artist, songwriter, and actress. |
