Lipman
Hebrew masculine name meaning "good man" or "upright man".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Lipman. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lipman today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lipman births was 2010 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lipman. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Lipman. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2010
6 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2010 SSA rank
#11,635
Tracked since 2010
Popularity
Lipman: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Lipman 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 Lipman during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Lipman
The given name Lipman is believed to have originated from the Yiddish language, which is a Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. The name is a combination of two Yiddish words: "leb" meaning "lion" and "man" meaning "man." Together, Lipman translates to "lion man" or "brave man."
This name was commonly used among Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in areas such as Poland, Russia, and Germany, from the Middle Ages onwards. It is possible that the name was inspired by the biblical figure of Judah, who was likened to a lion in the Book of Genesis.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lipman can be found in the early 17th century. Lipman Heller (1579-1654) was a renowned Talmudic scholar and rabbi from Kraków, Poland, who authored several influential works on Jewish law and philosophy.
Another notable figure with the name Lipman was Lipman Muhlhausen (1770-1834), a German-Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the first modern Jewish school in Europe, the Samson School, in Wolfenbüttel, Germany.
In the 19th century, Lipman Bers (1855-1913) was a prominent Russian-Jewish mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to the fields of differential geometry and partial differential equations.
The name Lipman also appears in historical records related to the Holocaust. Lipman Heilprin (1888-1944) was a Polish-Jewish economist and writer who perished in the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II.
Lipman Berman (1897-1979) was a Russian-born American businessman and philanthropist who established the Lipman Berman Foundation, which supported educational and charitable initiatives in the United States and Israel.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who bore the given name Lipman throughout history, showcasing its enduring presence and significance within Jewish communities and beyond.
People
Lipman + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lipman 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
Lipman: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lipman?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lipman 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 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Lipman a common name?
We classify Lipman as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lipman most popular?
The single biggest year for Lipman was 2010, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lipman is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Lipman in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lipman a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lipman 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 Lipman still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lipman 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 Lipman 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Lipman?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Lipman at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.