Boys' name · since 1944
Kipp
2,484 babies named Kipp in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kipp currently ranks #2170 among boys' names in America, with 2,484 babies recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kipp has been recorded 2,484 times among boys since 1944, currently ranked #2170 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #2,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,170 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,484 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kipp ranks #2,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,170 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,484 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kipp's 2,484 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Kipp compares
2,484 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kipp's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kipp | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kipp's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kipp splits its recorded history at 1985: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kipp popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Currently ranks #2170 among boys.
2,484 total births across 82 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1964 with 84 births in a single year.
Kipp popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1961 (Kipp as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kipp accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kipp by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (589 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Kipp's strongest decade.
589 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kipp births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 228
1950s
228 births
- 1960s
1960s
589 births
- 1970s
1970s
433 births
- 1980s
1980s
386 births
- 1990s 214
1990s
214 births
- 2000s 110
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 589 births (24% of all-time use).
Kipp decade highlights
- Peak decade 589 births
- Runner-up 433 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kipp compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kipp's total volume
Kipp by state
Where Kipp concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 60 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 38 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.6% |
60 of 2,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 2.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.5% of nationwide
- California 1.4% of nationwide
- Minnesota 0.9% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kipp appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kipp's data
- Kipp's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (589 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Kipps (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Kipp: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Kipp 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.
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