The first name Kip
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Kipling.
Kip is a short form of
- Kipling
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Kip, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 10 births (#2,125).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kip with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kip at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 104 boys born in the United States were named Kip, the 1,626th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1965, when 419 were.
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 Kip
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kip S. ThorneAmerican physicist (born 1940)
- Kip PardueAmerican actor and model, born 1975
- Kip WingerAmerican rock musician, born 1961
- Kip ColveyAmerican-New Zealand footballer (born 1994)
- Kip CarpenterAmerican speed skater, born 1979
- Kip MooreAmerican musician, born 1980
- Kip HanrahanAmerican jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist, born 1954
- Kip KinkelAmerican mass murderer, born 1982
- Kip BrennanCanadian ice hockey player, born 1980
- Kip MillerAmerican ice hockey player, born 1969
- Billy GunnAmerican professional wrestler and former professional bull rider, born 1963
Questions
- What does the name Kip mean?
- Clipping of Kipling.
- How popular is the name Kip?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Kip, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2021, with 10 births.
- Is Kip a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 8,722 US babies named Kip since 1880 were boys.
- When was Kip most popular?
- 1965 in the United States, when 419 babies were named Kip, its highest rank at 379th.