The first name Chip
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Chip at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 boys born in the United States were named Chip, the 4,274th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 171 were.
3,493
babies named Chip since 1880
#4,274
rank in 2025
1962
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Chip
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Chip RoyAmerican politician (born 1972)
- Chip GanassiAmerican racing team owner, born 1958
- Chip PickeringAmerican politician, born 1963
- Chip ZienAmerican actor, born 1947
- Chip FooseAmerican automobile pioneer, born 1963
- Chip RobinsonAmerican racecar driver, born 1954
- Chip KellyAmerican football coach, born 1963
- Chip KiddAmerican graphic designer (born 1964)
- Chip HooperAmerican tennis player, born 1958
- Chip CravaackAmerican politician, U.S. congressman from Minnesota, born 1959
- Chip FieldsAmerican singer and actress (born 1951)
- Chip JohannessenAmerican television producer, born 2000
Questions
- Is Chip a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,493 US babies named Chip since 1880 were boys.
- When was Chip most popular?
- 1962 in the United States, when 171 babies were named Chip, its highest rank at 593rd.