Kippie
Jeremiah "Kippie" Morolong Moeketsi was a South African jazz musician, notable as an alto saxophonist. He is sometimes referred to as "the father of South African jazz" and as "South Africa's Charlie Parker". He played with and influenced some of South Africa's great musicians, including Jonas Gwangwa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.
Meaning & Origin of Kippie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeremiah "Kippie" Morolong Moeketsi was a South African jazz musician, notable as an alto saxophonist. He is sometimes referred to as "the father of South African jazz" and as "South Africa's Charlie Parker". He played with and influenced some of South Africa's great musicians, including Jonas Gwangwa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.
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The Story of Kippie
As a girl name
Kippie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1962, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 12 Kippies were born — ranking #3,783 that year. As of 2026, Kippie ranks #7,679 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Kippies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kippie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1955, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 6 Kippies were born — ranking #3,505 that year. As of 2026, Kippie ranks #5,101 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Kippies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kippie
Kippie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Kippie's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #3,783. Use the chart and map above to compare Kippie'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 .
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