Kippy

♂ Boy

Pronounced KIP-ee /ˈkɪpi/Medium

Meaning: Kippy is an affectionate -y form of Kip. Kip served as a friendly nickname, sometimes short for Christopher and sometimes a stand-alone based on the English 'kip,' a small animal hide. Kippy adds the warm diminutive ending typical of mid-century American pet names.Low

In 30 seconds: Kippy is a pet form of Kip, a nickname sometimes short for Christopher. Breezy and mid-century, it saw its quiet peak in the nineteen-fifties.

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MeaningKippy is an affectionate -y form of Kip. Kip served as a friendly nickname, sometimes short for Christopher and sometimes a stand-alone based on the English 'kip,' a small animal hide. Kippy adds the warm diminutive ending typical of mid-century American pet names.

U.S. rank (1974)#4963 ↘ Falling

1974 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1955

Total births (all-time)≈ 166

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kippy is a diminutive of Kip, which worked both as a short form of Christopher and as an independent nickname. The habit of registering such playful pet forms as legal first names peaked in mid-twentieth-century America, and Kippy is a small part of that trend.

It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high point in the mid-nineteen-fifties. A boy named Kippy then is in his early seventies today, a grandfather-era name.

Did you know? Kippy belongs to the cheerful, informal -y nicknames given as full first names in mid-century America, the same fashion that put Buddy, Sonny, and Ricky on birth records.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Kippy — Pet form of Kip; Kip sometimes short for Christopher

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kippy mean?

It is a pet form of Kip, itself a nickname sometimes short for Christopher.

How do you pronounce Kippy?

It is said KIP-ee /ˈkɪpi/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Kippy a boy or girl name?

Kippy has been used mainly as a boy's name.

How popular is the name Kippy?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-fifties.