Kipper
Masculine
Kipper entered the US charts in 1955, peaked at #3041 in 1962, ranks #9714 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Kipper?
Kipper first appears in US birth records in 1955 — 70 years ago. The typical Kipper alive today was born around 1971, making them about 54 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Kipper are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Kipper most popular?
Kipper peaked in 1962, reaching #3041 nationally. Today it ranks #9714, 6,673 places below that high. See the whole 1962 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1955
- Most boys named
- 197610 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3041reached in 1962
- Change vs 2014
- +16.7%7 in 2025, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kippers among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Kipper are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
About 1 boy in 244,011 born in 2025 was named Kipper
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Severn test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kipper's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Severn climbed just as high around 1924, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Severn's path sketches the road Kipper is walking now.
Kipper sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Kipper beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kipper in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #9714 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Kippers are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Kipper are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Kipper in 2025?
- Kipper ranks #9714 among US boy names in 2025, with 7 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kipper?
- About 1 in every 244,011 US boys born in 2025 was named Kipper — 7 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kipper with classmates?
- Kipper will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Kipper
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