Boys' name · since 1945
Chipper
Chipper has 458 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1945
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chipper is the #6857 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 458 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chipper has been recorded 458 times among boys since 1945, currently ranked #6857 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #8,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,857 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 458 born since 1945
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chipper ranks #8,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,857 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 458 born since 1945, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1945
- 2020s
- peak decade
Chipper's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Chipper compares
458 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chipper's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chipper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chipper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chipper's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chipper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Chipper by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (115 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Chipper's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Chipper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 115 births (25% of all-time use).
Chipper by state
Where Chipper concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 458 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chipper's data
- Alabama records the most Chippers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chipper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chipper draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.