Boys' name · since 1885
Sip
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Sip, peaking in 1885. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1885
- 1880s
- peak decade
Sip sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sip has been recorded 5 times among boys since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1885.
- #44,425 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1885
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sip ranks #44,425 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1885, peaking in the 1880s.
- #44,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1885
- 1880s
- peak decade
Sip's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sip popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1885
- Peak year (1885)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Sip by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1880s was Sip's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sip births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sip: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1885–1885 (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 Sip 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.