Boys' name · since 1951
Kipton
Kipton has 1,351 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,351
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kipton currently ranks #2615 among boys' names in America, with 1,351 babies recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Kipton recorded 1,351 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #2615 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #4,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,615 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,351 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kipton ranks #4,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,615 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,351 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,351
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kipton's 1,351 recorded births place it above 90.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kipton compares
1,351 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kipton's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kipton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,351 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 127 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kipton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kipton's full recorded timeline at 2012, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 127 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kipton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Kipton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (917 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Kipton's strongest decade.
917 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Kipton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
917 births
- 2020s 318
2020s
318 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 917 births (68% of all-time use).
How Kipton 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 Kipton's total volume
Kipton by state
Where Kipton concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 85 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 67 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 51 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 41 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 35 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 16 | 1.2% |
85 of 1,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kipton appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kipton's data
- Kipton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (917 total births) through the 2020s (318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kiptons (85 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kipton
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kipton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Kipton 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.