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 #4078

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Name B

Chip

Boy name · Rank #3282

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Metric Chief Chip
Current Rank #4078 #3282
Total Births (all years) 332 3,469
Peak Year 2020 1962
Peak Year Births 34 171
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Chief Chip
1910ss 5 —
1940ss — 138
1950ss — 781
1960ss — 1,229
1970ss — 566
1980ss — 273
1990ss — 73
2000ss 31 48
2010ss 147 164
2020ss 149 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chief Chip
2014 16 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

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, 1919–2024.

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