Recorded 1917–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 256 births

Tipton — boys' name

256 babies named Tipton in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s71930s111940s401950s171960s211970s61980s122000s262010s792020s29
2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tipton was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tipton in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tipton

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Tipton between 1917 and 2023, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tipton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tipton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tipton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tipton 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 256 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.

Tipton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

256

Since 1917

107 years of records

Peak year

2016

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1917

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tipton popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1917

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
16
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
05101520 20232017201220021963195219421917 8

Tipton popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Tipton as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Tipton by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 31% of Tipton's all-time total
1910s81920s71930s111940s401950s171960s211970s61980s122000s262010s792020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tipton?
256 babies have been named Tipton since 1917. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 16 births.
When was Tipton most popular?
Tipton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Tipton been used?
Tipton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 107 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tipton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tip, 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, 1917–2023 (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.