How Many People Are Named Chipper?
An estimated 407 people in the United States have the first name Chipper. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Chipper peaked in popularity in 2021 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chipper 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 Chipper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
407
About 1 in 842,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2021
24 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chipper
Chipper is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chipper as a male name
Ranked #5,938 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (24 births)
Chipper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chipper span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 103 babies were registered. Chipper remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chipper by Decade
How has Chipper 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.
Chipper by State
Chipper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chipper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chipper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chipper?
We estimate approximately 407 people named Chipper 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 842,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Chipper a common name?
Chipper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chipper most popular?
Chipper reached peak popularity in 2021, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chipper is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chipper a male name?
Chipper is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chipper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chipper Smith, Chipper Johnson, Chipper 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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