Chief vs Chip

Side-by-side comparison of Chief and Chip - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chief

Boy name · Rank #4094

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Name B

Chip

Boy name · Rank #3294

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Metric Chief Chip
Current Rank #4094 #3294
Total Births (all years) 348 3,493
Peak Year 2020 1962
Peak Year Births 34 171
Peak Decade 2020s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Chief Chip
1910s 5 -
1940s - 138
1950s - 781
1960s - 1,229
1970s - 566
1980s - 273
1990s - 73
2000s 31 48
2010s 148 164
2020s 164 221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chief Chip
2014 17 8
2015 17 14
2016 17 16
2017 20 35
2018 20 31
2019 27 47
2020 34 47
2021 32 39
2022 27 43
2023 30 32
2024 26 36
2025 15 24

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2025.

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