Phillippa, Pippa, Piper

With all the [name]Pippa[/name] Middleton media coverage in Australia (and no doubt in [name]England[/name] as well) are these names set to become top 20 do you think?

[name]Phillip/name is a family name of ours that we were thinking of using for bub #2 if she’s a girl; but might have to strike it off the list if it’s set to become popular (We have a very common second name).

I haven’t heard it used much as a girls name here in Australia but we tend to follow pretty closely with [name]England[/name]'s trends.

[name]Do[/name] you like it, love it or hate it? [name]Will[/name] it be popular in the next five or so years?

I love Phillippa nn [name]Pippa[/name]. I dont think it will get too common . [name]Pippa[/name] can stand on its own as well.

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I’ve always loved [name]Philippa[/name]. There might be a bump in Pippas but I doubt – unless she shocks everyone by marrying [name]Prince[/name] [name]Harry[/name] – that there will be a significant change.

Being British, I’ve known around 6 Pippas/Philippas, and only one of them under 5 but I definitely agree that it will rocket soon enough, [name]Pippa[/name] in particular. I do love it though. [name]Philippa[/name] sounds vintage and almost regal whilst also being sturdy and fun sounding too, and [name]Pippa[/name] is incredibly cute.

I’ve never liked [name]Piper[/name], though (are we talking about the pn Pie-per?). I only know one little [name]Piper[/name] (about 5, I think) from a very low class family. I think she has a baby sister named [name]Scout[/name] which is twice as dreadful.

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In our case we would be using the full name with [name]Pippa[/name] as a NN. I wouldn’t use [name]Pippa[/name] or [name]Piper[/name] as a full name. I much prefer to have a formal name which can be shortened, just personal prefence I guess.

I added [name]Pippa[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] as they seem to both be used as names in their own right even though I consider them versions of Phillippa. I think they might piggy back some popularity as well.

I don’t know anyone personally with any of these names so I’m interested if they have come onto people’s radars.

[name]Piper[/name] seems to me to be more prevalent in the USA? Maybe some lovely American berries could enlighten us?

Being an Aussie, the name [name]Pippa[/name] will always be associated with [name]Pippa[/name] from Home and Away (you know, [name]Sally[/name]'s foster mum?). I don’t think it will get too popular here, but I do think you might get a few comments on your bub being named after [name]Pippa[/name] Middleton, at least at first (assuming that you’re having a daughter in the not too distant future). Not sure what state you’re in, but [name]Piper[/name] was in the top 100 for NSW last year, so it’s already quite popular. Not sure about the other states

[name]Hi[/name] Bex,

I didn’t even think of Home and Away but I remember the character. The actor was [name]Kate[/name] [name]Ritchie[/name]? Or was that another actor? Sorry for the tangent! From what I’ve heard the character was supposedly much loved among the viewers of the show so no negative connotations there. That being said I never watched the show, is it still running?

I just checked BDM in [name]Victoria[/name] here [name]Piper[/name] is 96 in the top 100 for 2010 so more popular than I realised.

If it’s already in the top 100 would you think the exposure would make it more popular or less?

Hi Bex,

I didn’t even think of Home and Away but I remember the character. The actor was Kate Ritchie? Or was that another actor? Sorry for the tangent! From what I’ve heard the character was supposedly much loved among the viewers of the show so no negative connotations there. That being said I never watched the show, is it still running?

I just checked BDM in Victoria here Piper is 96 in the top 100 for 2010 so more popular than I realised.

If it’s already in the top 100 would you think the exposure would make it more popular or less?

Hey Flickitty!

She was [name]Kate[/name] [name]Ritchie[/name]'s foster mum on Home and Away, and you’re right, no negative connotations, so I wouldn’t worry about that.
I think that [name]Pippa[/name] might become more popular with [name]Pippa[/name] Middleton, but I think it will be [name]Pippa[/name] as a stand alone name, not [name]Phillipa[/name], for some reason I just can’t see the Australian public embracing [name]Phillipa[/name] as a name (though of course I’m no expert! [name]May[/name] be one for [name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name] to investigate!). So [name]Pippa[/name] in it’s own right I think might become more popular with the exposure, espeically given that, in NSW for example, [name]Evie[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Abby[/name] and [name]Abbey[/name], [name]Charli[/name] (yes, this spelling), are all in the top 100, and they are names that I would consider to be contractions or nicknames for fuller names (names like [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Bella[/name], [name]Ella[/name] and [name]Molly[/name] are also there, but I feel that they are more established as names in their own right, even though they are also contractions/nicknames). I’ve just looked at the [name]VIC[/name] BDM, and they also have [name]Ella[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Evie[/name], [name]Bella[/name], [name]Abby[/name], [name]Abbey[/name], [name]Charli[/name] (!), and [name]Ellie[/name] in the top 100 for last year (btw, the [name]VIC[/name] BDM site is way better for name data than the NSW one, I am so impressed! It goes all the way back to 1929, and you can search by decade; NSW goes back to 1995, and you can only search by year :frowning: I’m jealous!!). But yeah, based on that, I think that [name]Pippa[/name] itself might get a boost from Ms Middleton, but [name]Phillipa[/name], no. I think [name]Piper[/name] might be on the way down, it’s already just within the top 100, and I think people may see [name]Pippa[/name] as a fresher, less popular (but maybe not for long) alternative to [name]Piper[/name].

[name]Hope[/name] that this helped!

So our lovely Berrys, [name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name] have answered with a resounding yes to the popularity question. Guess it might be back to the drawing boards.

I prefer [name_u]Piper[/name_u] spelled with the short i with a middle name such as [name_u]Rose[/name_u]. [name_u]Piper[/name_u] Rose… [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u] is fine but i prefer the er on the end. [name_u]Pip[/name_u], not Pype, we want the hip without the hype.

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[name_f]Pippa[/name_f] Middelton media coverage?. I’m in england and I haven’t heard anything (Not that I’m interested).

I think I used to like [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]. Now I like [name_u]Piper[/name_u] better even though it feels “popular”. I’m not sure if it is.

@RichSterling Excuse my bad sense of humor but I found this slightly funny (and clever). I dont think [name_u]Piper[/name_u] will ever be pip instead of pype unless you spell it Pipper (and I don’t think that’s a thing).

This post is from more than ten years ago

:face_with_hand_over_mouth: Oops.

I didn’t notice.