Pippa

What Pippa means

Form of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”

diminutive of Philippa || From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Pippa” (revision 87663445) and “Philip” (revision 94867800), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Pippa?

US: Rising: up from #2080 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #138 in 2015, #141 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2021, when 115 girls got the name (#1768 that year). First in the US records in 1957.

How common

• About 1 in 15,021 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 728 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 994 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in UT (0.29 per 1,000 girls), IN (0.18 per 1,000 girls), OH (0.13 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Pippa is #1855 in the US and #141 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Pippa were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Poppy1,054 US · 1,789 E&W
• Poppi38 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Pippa

Girls

• Norah#262Form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”^*
• Stella#52“star”^*
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Ruby#64Editor’s note Up from #83 in 2015 to #64 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 450 US girls in the 2025 records
• Liliana#78Form of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”^*
• Lucy#24“light”^*

For a brother

• Cohen#225Editor’s note Up from #336 in 2015 to #225 in 2025 in the US
• Asher#28Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025
• Cash#287Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #287 vs #2,014 in 2025
• Lucas#10Editor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records
• Emerson#254Editor’s note Up from #300 in 2015 to #254 in 2025 in the US
• Atticus#281“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Pippa’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.