Is Chip a boy or girl name?
Chip is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 36 boys were named Chip, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,469 US babies named Chip were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,272
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chip since 1942
- 3,469
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Chip, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 781 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 566 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 273 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,272 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,573 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,546 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,255 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,600 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,053 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,920 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,836 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,074 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,245 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,857 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,057 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,904 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,748 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,180 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,612 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,460 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,413 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,072 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,084 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,078 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,413 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,223 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,270 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,004 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,294 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 76 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 83 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 91 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 84 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 76 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 75 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 84 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 109 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 162 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 171 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 171 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 164 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 133 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 138 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 93 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 96 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 111 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 96 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 70 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 62 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chip reached #593 in 1962. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chip
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.