Chip vs Chico

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

Name A

Chip

Boy name · Rank #3282

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Name B

Chico

Boy name

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Metric Chip Chico
Current Rank #3282 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 3,469 951
Peak Year 1962 1977
Peak Year Births 171 56
Peak Decade 1960ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1922

Births by Decade

Decade Chip Chico
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 21
1940ss 138 26
1950ss 781 108
1960ss 1,229 105
1970ss 566 320
1980ss 273 147
1990ss 73 116
2000ss 48 78
2010ss 164 12
2020ss 197 7

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chip Chico
2014 8 —
2015 14 —
2016 16 —
2017 35 —
2018 31 —
2019 47 5
2020 47 7
2021 39 —
2022 43 —
2023 32 —
2024 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, 1942–2024.

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