Masculine dossier · first seen 1935

Kip

Resurgent Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1965
Peak births
419
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
1935Peak 19652025
peak 1965 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Kip

How many people are named Kip?

An estimated 7,406 living Americans are named Kip.

How rare is Kip?

Kip is uncommon among babies today, with 104 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 75.2% from its 1965 peak.

How old is the typical Kip?

The median age of a living American named Kip is approximately 55 years, with most bearers falling between 36 and 63 years old.

Is Kip still popular?

Yes — Kip is currently rising in popularity, with 104 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.3× higher than the previous decade.

Peak year
1965
Decline from peak
75.2%
2025
104
All-time
8,568

Kip spread fast — broke out in Iowa, Louisiana, and Wisconsin (1965) and ran high in 3 states within a decade.

Broke out: Iowa, Louisiana, and Wisconsin, 1965 · over-represented in 3 states over 0 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: broke out 1965 IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 1965 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 1965 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY