Compare two names
Chip and Kip side by side: Chip peaked in 1962 and Kip in 1965; in 2025 they were given to 24 and 104 babies.
Chip and Kip, year by year
Girls and boys together; Chip solid, Kip dashed.
| Chip | Kip | |
|---|---|---|
| Births 2025 | 24 | 104 |
| Rank 2025 | #4,273 among boys’ names | #1,626 among boys’ names |
| Recorded since 1880 | 3,493 | 8,722 |
| Peak year | 1962 | 1965 |
| Girls | 0% | 2% |
| Alive, estimated | 2,840 | 7,290 |
| Median age | 59 | 55 |
Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.