Kipling vs Kip

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

Name A

Kipling

Boy name · Rank #11073

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Name B

Kip

Boy name · Rank #1457

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Metric Kipling Kip
Current Rank #11073 #1457
Total Births (all years) 389 8,465
Peak Year 2016 1965
Peak Year Births 16 419
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Kipling Kip
1930ss — 26
1940ss — 376
1950ss 53 1,441
1960ss 96 2,640
1970ss 59 1,350
1980ss 18 828
1990ss 18 454
2000ss 16 254
2010ss 86 527
2020ss 43 569

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kipling Kip
2014 10 50
2015 5 46
2016 16 74
2017 16 74
2018 12 76
2019 9 97
2020 11 84
2021 9 101
2022 11 125
2023 6 135
2024 6 124

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, 1952–2024.

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