Unisex name · since 1949

Kipley

Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Kipley, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1949
1960s
peak decade

Kipley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1949.

Social Security Administration records show Kipley recorded 27 times among boys since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1969.

  • #26,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1949
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kipley ranks #26,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.

#26,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1949
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kipley's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kipley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kipley splits its recorded history at 1963: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kipley popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19491958196319641969 5

Kipley popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2025 (Kipley as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2025 5

Kipley by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).

1960s was Kipley's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Kipley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kipley? ▼
Kipley has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1949, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,696 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 7 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
Where does Kipley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kipley ranks #26,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kipley most popular? ▼
Kipley was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Is Kipley a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Kipley is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kipley been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kipley since 1949 -- 21 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Kipley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kip, Kipp, Kipton, Kiptyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kipley

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kipley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1949–1969 (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 Kipley 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.