US rank #2132 Boys' name Peak 1964 2,418 births

Kipp — #2132 US boys' name

2,418 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.

1940s571950s2281960s5891970s4331980s3861990s2142000s1102010s2032020s198
#2132
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Kipp was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

84 babies were named Kipp in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kipp

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,418 babies named Kipp between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kipp currently holds the #2132 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kipp performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 589 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kipp shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kipp in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kipp in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,418 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kipp at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,418

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

1964

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#2,132

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kipp popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
84
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
020406080100 202420132002199119801969195819471944 9

Kipp popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1961 (Kipp as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1961 5

Kipp by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
589 births that decade — 24% of Kipp's all-time total
1940s571950s2281960s5891970s4331980s3861990s2142000s1102010s2032020s198

Kipp by state

Where Kipp concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kipp
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
60 2.5%
#2 Ohio
38 1.6%
#3 California
34 1.4%
#4 Minnesota
22 0.9%
#5 Texas
17 0.7%
#6 Illinois
15 0.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
15 0.6%
#8 New York
14 0.6%
Michigan share of Kipp's total US births 2.5%
Even split

60 of 2,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Kipp appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kipp?
2,418 babies have been named Kipp since 1944. It currently ranks #2132 among boys. The peak year was 1964 with 84 births.
When was Kipp most popular?
Kipp was most popular in the 1960s decade with 589 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Kipp most popular?
The top states for the name Kipp are Michigan (60 births), Ohio (38 births), California (34 births).
How long has the name Kipp been used?
Kipp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kipp?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kip, Kipton, Kiptyn, Kipling, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.