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Kip

“Variant of Kipling”

Boy's name · #1621 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Kip has appeared in US records since 1935 — best rank #378 (1965) · 8,568 babies named Kip all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,200 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kips

• Kip S. Thorne — American physicist (born 1940)
• Kip Keino — Kenyan athlete
• Kip Pardue — American actor and model
• Kip Winger — American rock musician
• Kip Colvey — New Zealand footballer (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

• Kip — television character

What Kips become

Among 95 notable people named Kip:

Athletes appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kip Keino, Kenyan athlete.

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