Recorded 1887–1965 Boys' name Peak 1923 176 births

Tip — boys' name

176 babies named Tip in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Tip was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tip in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tip

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Tip between 1887 and 1965, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tip currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tip performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tip shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tip 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 176 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.

Tip at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

176

Since 1887

79 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1887

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1965

Tip popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1887

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Tip by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 26% of Tip's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tip?
176 babies have been named Tip since 1887. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Tip most popular?
Tip was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Tip been used?
Tip has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 79 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Tip?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tipton, Tippy. 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, 1887–1965 (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.