Unisex name · since 1949
Kippy
Kippy has 166 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kippy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kippy has been recorded 166 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1949 to 1974.
- #14,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kippy ranks #14,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kippy's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kippy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kippy splits its recorded history at 1961: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kippy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1974
- Peak year (1955)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kippy popularity over time - girls
102 total births recorded since 1955 (Kippy as girls' name)
Kippy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (76 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Kippy's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kippy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 76 births (46% of all-time use).
Kippy by state
Where Kippy concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.6% |
6 of 166 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kippy's data
- Kippy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kippys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kippy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1949–1974 (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 Kippy 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.