Lipa
A Croatian feminine name meaning "linden tree".
Name Census estimates that about 1,177 living Americans carry the first name Lipa. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lipa today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lipa births was 2024 (66 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lipa. 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 Lipa with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Lipa is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 291,210 Americans
Peak year
2024
66 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,197
Tracked since 1958
Census
Lipa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 836 people with the first name Lipa, which placed it at #14,177 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
#14,177
National first-name rank
People counted
836
836 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lipa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lipa is White at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.5%) and Hispanic (1.6%). 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 Lipa 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 Lipa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.3% · 797
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 21
- Hispanic or Latino1.6% · 13
- Black or African American0.6% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Lipa
Out of the 1,197 babies given the name Lipa since 1880, 99.6% 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.
Lipa as a male name
- Ranked #2,197 in 2024
- 66 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (66 births)
Lipa as a female name
- Ranked #17,001 in 2019
- 5 female births in 2019
- Peak: 2019 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lipa leans strongly male. 804 people counted with this name were male (95.5%), compared with 38 female bearers (4.5%).
Popularity
Lipa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lipa from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 444 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lipa remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lipa 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 Lipa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lipas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lipa
The name Lipa is of Slavic origin, deriving from the word "lipa" which means "linden tree" in several Slavic languages, including Czech, Polish, and Slovak. The linden tree has been a significant symbol in Slavic cultures for centuries, often associated with love, fidelity, and wisdom.
The earliest recorded use of the name Lipa can be traced back to the 9th century, when it was mentioned in various Slavic manuscripts and chronicles. It was a popular name among the medieval Slavic nobility and was often given to children as a symbol of strength and resilience, much like the linden tree itself.
In the 12th century, a Serbian noblewoman named Lipa Nemanjić was recorded in historical documents. She was the daughter of Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, which ruled Serbia from the late 12th to the early 14th century.
During the Renaissance period, Lipa became a more widely used name across Europe. One notable figure was Lipa Pirizović, a Croatian noblewoman and poet who lived in the 16th century. Her work was highly regarded in her time and she was praised for her lyrical and emotional poetry.
In the 19th century, the name Lipa gained popularity among the Romantic poets and writers of the Slavic nations. A famous bearer of the name was Lipa Ivanović, a Serbian painter and writer who was part of the Romantic movement in Serbia.
Another notable figure was Lipa Usmiani, an Albanian writer and activist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th century. She was a pioneer in promoting women's rights and education in Albania, and her literary works often explored themes of female empowerment and social justice.
In more recent times, the name Lipa has continued to be used across various Slavic cultures, with several notable bearers of the name. These include Lipa Molokovedova, a Russian painter and artist who gained recognition for her vibrant and expressive works in the 20th century.
People
Lipa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lipa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lipa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lipa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,177 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lipa 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 291,210 US residents.
Is Lipa a common name?
We classify Lipa as "Rare". It ranks above 91.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,197 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lipa most popular?
The single biggest year for Lipa was 2024, when 66 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lipa is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lipa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 836 people with the name Lipa, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,177 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 Lipa 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 Lipa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lipa leans strongly male. 804 people counted with this name were male (95.5%), compared with 38 female bearers (4.5%). 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 Lipa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lipa is White at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.5%) and Hispanic (1.6%). 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 Lipa most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lipa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (797 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 Lipa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lipa a male name?
Yes, 99.6% of people registered as Lipa 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 Lipa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lipa 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 Lipa 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 Americans are named Lipa?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.