Kip has been given to about 8,722 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1965, when 432 babies were given the name, ranking 379th. The typical living American called Kip is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.