Recorded 1949–1974 Unisex name Peak 1955 166 births

Kippy — boys' name

166 babies named Kippy in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s701960s761970s15
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kippy was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kippy in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kippy

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Kippy between 1949 and 1974, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kippy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Kippy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 102 additional births since 1955.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kippy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kippy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kippy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kippy 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 166 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.

Kippy at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

166

Since 1949

26 years of records

Peak year

1955

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1949

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1974

Kippy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1949

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1955)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 1974196719631960195719541949 5

Kippy popularity over time — girls

102 total births recorded since 1955 (Kippy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 102 births
05101520 19771972196919671965196319601955 6

Kippy by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
76 births that decade — 46% of Kippy's all-time total
1940s51950s701960s761970s15

Kippy by state

Where Kippy concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kippy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.6%
Texas share of Kippy's total US births 3.6%

6 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kippy?
166 babies have been named Kippy since 1949. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1955 with 18 births.
When was Kippy most popular?
Kippy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Kippy most popular?
The top states for the name Kippy are Texas (6 births).
Is Kippy a unisex name?
Yes, Kippy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 166 births, and as a girl's name it has 102 births.
How long has the name Kippy been used?
Kippy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 26 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Kippy?
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.

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, 1949–1974 (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.