How Many People Are Named Kip?
An estimated 7,521 people in the United States have the first name Kip. It is predominantly male (98.2%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Kip peaked in popularity in 1965 with 432 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kip 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 Kip paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kip is overwhelmingly male, 154 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,521
About 1 in 45,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.2% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1965
432 births
Total Registered
8,619
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kip
Kip is predominantly male (98.2%), though 154 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kip as a male name
Ranked #1,456 in 2024
124 male births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (419 births)
Kip as a female name
Ranked #8,596 in 1980
7 female births in 1980
Peak: 1956 (17 births)
Kip: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kip span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,708 babies were registered. Kip has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kip by Decade
How has Kip 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.
Kip by State
Birth registrations for Kip span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Maryland, Massachusetts, Alabama. On average, about 119 Kips were registered per state.
Kip + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kip as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kip
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kip: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kip?
We estimate approximately 7,521 people named Kip 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 45,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Kip a common name?
Kip is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,619 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kip most popular?
Kip reached peak popularity in 1965, when 432 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kip is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kip a male name?
Kip is predominantly male. 98.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kip Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kip Smith, Kip Johnson, Kip 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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