Masculine dossier · first seen 1942

Chip

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Chip
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1962

Peak rank proxy

171

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1942Peak 19622024

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

78.9%

2024

All-time

3,469

Chip is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1962, when 171 boys were named Chip.

In 2024, only 36 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,469 Americans have been named Chip and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1942.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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