Is Kip a boy or girl name?
Kip is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 124 boys were named Kip, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 8,619 US babies named Kip were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,456
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kip since 1935
- 8,619
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 432 babies
Boys and girls named Kip, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 376 | 11 | 2.8% |
| 1950s | 1,441 | 68 | 4.5% |
| 1960s | 2,640 | 68 | 2.5% |
| 1970s | 1,350 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 828 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 454 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 527 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 569 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 135 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 84 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 74 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,589 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,612 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,518 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,304 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,701 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,057 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,465 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 68 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 104 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 99 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 126 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 118 | #811 | 7 | #8,596 |
| 1979 | 102 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 117 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 98 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 120 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 117 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 144 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 150 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 149 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 168 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 185 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 210 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 248 | #481 | 8 | #5,374 |
| 1967 | 293 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 309 | #433 | 5 | #7,071 |
| 1965 | 419 | #379 | 13 | #3,641 |
| 1964 | 333 | #439 | 8 | #5,217 |
| 1963 | 260 | #497 | 9 | #4,700 |
| 1962 | 228 | #529 | 10 | #4,393 |
| 1961 | 173 | #603 | 7 | #5,582 |
| 1960 | 167 | #606 | 8 | #4,961 |
| 1959 | 153 | #623 | 8 | #4,821 |
| 1958 | 185 | #570 | 9 | #4,348 |
| 1957 | 205 | #542 | 13 | #3,397 |
| 1956 | 196 | #536 | 17 | #2,876 |
| 1955 | 188 | #541 | 10 | #3,925 |
| 1954 | 121 | #661 | 6 | #5,449 |
| 1953 | 105 | #698 | 5 | #6,100 |
| 1952 | 99 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 96 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 93 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 68 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 61 | #876 | 5 | #5,630 |
| 1947 | 55 | #964 | 6 | #5,017 |
| 1946 | 57 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 42 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kip reached #379 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #2,876 in 1956. 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 Kip
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.