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Fond of horses, through Philippa and Philip.
Pippa is documented as a Philippa diminutive; Philippa is a Latinate feminine form of Philip, whose source records the Greek horse-related root. This is etymological context, not a preference assigned to a child.
English short form
The English given-name entry identifies Pippa as a diminutive of Philippa. No deeper component meaning is inferred from this entry.
/ˈpɪpə/
Editorial broad IPA rendering of the article’s PIP-a pronunciation, corroborated by the exact-name English dictionary reading; stress is on the first syllable.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 15 · preliminary | 1577 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 348 | 141 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 16 | 126 | Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 18 | 211 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 39 | 118 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 107 | 1855 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry documents given-name use. This does not imply an English linguistic origin.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pippa is documented as a Philippa diminutive; Philippa is a Latinate feminine form of Philip, whose source records the Greek horse-related root. This is etymological context, not a preference assigned to a child.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The English given-name entry identifies Pippa as a diminutive of Philippa. No deeper component meaning is inferred from this entry.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Editorial broad IPA rendering of the article’s PIP-a pronunciation, corroborated by the exact-name English dictionary reading; stress is on the first syllable. Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: pronunciation context shortened and an approximate English reading guide provided. No recording reproduced.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Two syllables for this documented reading. Personal readings may differ. Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: syllable count summarized from the documented pronunciation.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
