How Many People Are Named Tipton?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Tipton. It is predominantly male (98.1%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Tipton peaked in popularity in 2016 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tipton 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 Tipton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.1% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2016
16 births
Total Registered
261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tipton
Tipton is predominantly male (98.1%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tipton as a male name
Ranked #9,650 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2016 (16 births)
Tipton as a female name
Ranked #19,977 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 2009 (5 births)
Tipton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tipton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. While Tipton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tipton by Decade
How has Tipton 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.
Tipton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tipton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tipton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tipton?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Tipton 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Tipton a common name?
Tipton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tipton most popular?
Tipton reached peak popularity in 2016, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tipton is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tipton a male name?
Tipton is predominantly male. 98.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tipton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tipton Smith, Tipton Johnson, Tipton 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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