How Many People Are Named Chip?
An estimated 2,984 people in the United States have the first name Chip. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Chip peaked in popularity in 1962 with 171 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chip as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chip paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,984
About 1 in 114,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1962
171 births
Total Registered
3,469
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chip
Chip is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,469 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chip as a male name
Ranked #3,272 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (171 births)
Chip: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chip span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,229 babies were registered. Chip has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chip by Decade
How has Chip tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chip by State
Birth registrations for Chip span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Nebraska, Mississippi, Maryland. On average, about 46 Chips were registered per state.
Chip + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chip as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chip: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chip?
We estimate approximately 2,984 people named Chip are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 114,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Chip a common name?
Chip is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,469 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chip most popular?
Chip reached peak popularity in 1962, when 171 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chip is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chip a male name?
Chip is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chip Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chip Smith, Chip Johnson, Chip Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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