Kip is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kip means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kip across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kip has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kip is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “pointed hill”. From a surname, also a nickname of uncertain origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,722 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 101 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kip per year, United States (1935 to 2025). United States peaked in 1965 (432/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (8/yr).
Kip has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1965, when it ranked #818 nationally (given to 432 babies that year).
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