Kipp
A typically masculine diminutive of the Old German name Cyprian, meaning "from Cyprus".
Name Census estimates that about 2,203 living Americans carry the first name Kipp. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kipp today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kipp births was 1964 (84 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kipp. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kipp with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 155,585 Americans
Peak year
1964
84 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,141
Tracked since 1944
Census
Kipp in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,917 people with the first name Kipp, which placed it at #7,788 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,788
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,917 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kipp
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kipp is White at 88.0%. The next largest groups are Black (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kipp described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kipp at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.0% · 1,687
- Black or African American4.5% · 86
- Two or more races3.0% · 58
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 21
Gender
Gender distribution for Kipp
Out of the 2,423 babies given the name Kipp since 1880, 99.8% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Kipp as a male name
- Ranked #2,141 in 2024
- 69 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1964 (84 births)
Kipp as a female name
- Ranked #7,054 in 1961
- 5 female births in 1961
- Peak: 1961 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kipp leans strongly male. 1,857 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 64 female bearers (3.3%).
Popularity
Kipp: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kipp from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 594 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Kipp remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kipp by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kipp during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kipps live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. Michigan, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Kipp, while Washington, Utah, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kipp
The name Kipp is a Dutch diminutive form of the name Jacob, which is derived from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov. The name Jacob can be traced back to the Biblical patriarch Jacob, who was later named Israel, making it one of the oldest recorded names in human history. The name Kipp likely emerged in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages as a nickname or shortened version of Jacob.
In the Dutch language, the suffix "-ipp" is a common diminutive ending, similar to the English "-y" or "-ie." This naming tradition of using diminutive forms was particularly popular in the Low Countries, including the Netherlands and parts of Belgium. While the name Kipp is not as widely used today, it has a rich history in Dutch culture and can be found in historical records from the region.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kipp can be found in the 16th century Dutch records. Kipp van der Meer (1501-1563) was a Dutch painter and engraver from Haarlem, known for his religious artworks and portraits. Another notable figure was Kipp Blonk (1564-1638), a Dutch shipbuilder and merchant from Amsterdam.
In the 17th century, Kipp Hendricksen (1621-1692) was a Dutch colonist who settled in New Netherland (present-day New York) and became one of the earliest landowners in what is now Brooklyn. During this period, the name Kipp also appeared in the Netherlands, with Kipp Jansen (1648-1722) being a Dutch politician and mayor of Amsterdam.
Moving into the 18th century, Kipp van Troostenburg (1703-1784) was a Dutch nobleman and military officer who served in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). In the 19th century, Kipp van Nieuwenhoven (1809-1879) was a Dutch painter known for his landscape and genre paintings.
While the name Kipp is not as common today as it once was in the Netherlands, it has left an indelible mark on Dutch history and culture, serving as a reminder of the rich linguistic traditions and naming practices of the region.
People
Kipp + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kipp as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kipp: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kipp?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,203 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kipp going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 155,585 US residents.
Is Kipp a common name?
We classify Kipp as "Rare". It ranks above 94.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,423 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kipp most popular?
The single biggest year for Kipp was 1964, when 84 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kipp is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kipp in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,917 people with the name Kipp, or 0.63 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,788 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kipp in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kipp?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kipp leans strongly male. 1,857 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 64 female bearers (3.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kipp?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kipp is White at 88.0%. The next largest groups are Black (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kipp most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kipp in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.0% (1,687 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kipp in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kipp a male name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Kipp in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kipp still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kipp in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kipp can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kipp?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.