Kip
Kip is a given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kip
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kip is a given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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The Story of Kip
Kip first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1935, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 419 Kips were born — ranking #378 that year. As of 2026, Kip ranks #1,335 for baby boys with 143 births, rising sharply (+54% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Kips have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kip
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kip Carpenter (born 1979), American speed skater
- Kip Corrington (born 1965), American collegiate football and National Football League player
- Kip Diggs (born 1966), American politician and retired professional boxer
- Kip Gamblin (born 1975), Australian ballet dancer and actor
- Kip Gross (born 1964), former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
- Kip Hanrahan (born 1954), American jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist
- Kip Janvrin (born 1965), American former decathlete
- Kip Lewis (born 2004), American football player
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Names that sound like Kip
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kip is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Kip
Kip is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Kip's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #378. Use the chart and map above to compare Kip's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.