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Boy name

Tip

/ˈtɪp/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1965

Tip has been given to about 176 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɪp/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 49
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tip per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 8
  • Born in 20250
  • All time176

How popular is Tip?

Its best year was 1923, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 3442nd. The typical living American called Tip is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Tip

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kip0.75
  2. Tripp0.72
  3. Tim0.65
  4. Timmy0.51
  5. Philip0.46
  6. Phillip0.45

Middle names for Tip

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tip James0.74
  2. Tip Cole0.73
  3. Tip Miles0.70
  4. Tip Wilder0.69
  5. Tip Thomas0.60
  6. Tip John0.55

Sibling names for Tip

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.65
  2. Cleoeither · 0.65
  3. Winonasister · 0.64
  4. Goldiesister · 0.64
  5. Archiebrother · 0.59
  6. Otisbrother · 0.59

Where Tip is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tip Evans0.73
    2. Tip Edwards0.73
    3. Tip Anderson0.73
    4. Tip Allen0.73
    5. Tip Adams0.73
    6. Tip Walker0.69

    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 Tip

    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.