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Kipper

/ˈkɪpɚ/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Kipper has been given to about 102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɪpɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 90
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kipper per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1976 · 10
  • Born in 20257
  • All time102

How popular is Kipper?

Its best year was 1976, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 3618th. The typical living American called Kipper is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Kipper

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kyler0.71
  2. Kooper0.72
  3. Cooper0.69
  4. River0.68
  5. Iker0.68
  6. Miller0.68
  7. Casper0.64
  8. Wilmer0.62

Middle names for Kipper

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kipper Paul0.77
  2. Kipper John0.77
  3. Kipper Blake0.76
  4. Kipper Wade0.76
  5. Kipper Quinn0.76
  6. Kipper Jude0.76

Sibling names for Kipper

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.52
  2. Angiesister · 0.51
  3. Scottbrother · 0.51
  4. Robinsister · 0.50
  5. Barronbrother · 0.50
  6. Pennysister · 0.48

Where Kipper is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kipper Anderson0.77
    2. Kipper White0.72
    3. Kipper Nguyen0.72
    4. Kipper Moore0.72
    5. Kipper Hill0.72
    6. Kipper Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kipper

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.