Is Pyper a boy or girl name?

Pyper is a girl’s name. Of the 3,307 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Pyper

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Pyper was most popular in 2014, when 275 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,783 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,307 people named Pyper.

Pyper over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pyper’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pyper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pyper is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,307 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pyper

Where Pyper is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org