Masculine dossier · first seen 1935
Kip
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1965
Peak births
419
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Kip
How many people are named Kip?
An estimated 7,076 living Americans are named Kip.
How rare is Kip?
Kip is uncommon among babies today, with 104 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 75.2% from its 1965 peak.
How old is the typical Kip?
The median age of a living American named Kip is approximately 54 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 62 years old.
Is Kip still popular?
Yes — Kip is currently rising in popularity, with 104 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kip most common?
Kip has its strongest geographic signal in Nebraska, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1935Peak 19652025
Peak year
1965
Decline from peak
75.2%
2025
104
All-time
8,568
Where it lives now
Kip is most concentrated in Nebraska — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1960s. It also runs high in Colorado.
States where Kip is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.