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Kip
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Pronounced KIP /kΙͺp/Low
Meaning: From the pointed hill; young male sheepLow
In 30 seconds: Kip is an Old English name meaning from the pointed hill or from the Dutch word for a baby chick or young male sheep. A clean one-syllable name with a friendly, slightly vintage quality.
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MeaningFrom the pointed hill; young male sheep
U.S. rank (2025)#1626 β Falling
2025 U.S. births104 boys (0.01% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1965
Total births (all-time)β 8,569
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kip may derive from Old English meaning the pointed hill, or from Dutch kip meaning a young animal or chick. As a given name it has been used in English-speaking countries since the 19th century.
Kip has a friendly vintage quality in the United States.
Did you know? In the American film Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Kip was Napoleon's older brother β a character whose earnest pursuit of internet romance became one of cinema's beloved comedic portraits. Kip became associated with a certain endearing optimism.
Overall data confidence 60%
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Famous Bearers
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Kip Thorne (b. 1940)American theoretical physicist who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for the LIGO detection of gravitational waves
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Frequently Asked
What does Kip mean?
From the pointed hill; young male sheep
How do you pronounce Kip?
Kip is pronounced KIP.
What is the origin of Kip?
Kip comes from English, Dutch.
What names are similar to Kip?
Similar names include skip, flip, chip.