Chip

CHIHP /ˈtʃɪp/
boy 1 syllable cooling

Chip is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1962 and has since faded.

Chip is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,274 for boy births in the United States (and #9,141 across all names), given to 24 babies. Chip first appears in 1942 and peaked in 1962 (171 births).

About the name Chip

PronunciationCHIHP /ˈtʃɪp/
CultureEnglish
#4,274U.S. rank among boys 2025
#9,141among all names 2025
24U.S. births 2025
171peak births 1962
1942first appeared

Names similar to Chip

How popular is Chip?

Boys named Chip 24 in 2025
194219601980200020202025
Boys named Chip per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Chip total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20252424#4,274
20243636#3,282
20233232#3,579
20224343#2,928
20213939#3,082
20204747#2,665
20194747#2,701
20183131#3,549
20173535#3,256
20161616#5,602
20151414#6,054
201488#8,920
201377#9,837
201166#11,075
200966#11,245
200855#12,858
200788#9,057
200666#10,907
200555#11,749
200355#11,179
200277#8,614
200166#9,460
19977#7,412
19969#6,073
19955#9,085
19947#7,077
199310#5,412
19928#6,222
199113#4,271
199014#4,004
198919#3,111
198831#2,043
198717#2,965
198614#3,294
198525#2,180
198426#2,047
198331#1,791
198227#2,010
198136#1,636
198047#1,381
197942#1,438
197876#990
197753#1,212
197639#1,428
197529#1,714
197441#1,335
197355#1,093
197257#1,070
197183#894
197091#846
196984#837
196876#834
196775#827
196684#794
1965109#715
1964162#615
1963171#600
1962171#593
1961164#621
1960133#681
1959138#653
195893#771
195796#768
1956111#703
195596#746
195470#880
195362#908
195247#1,056
195133#1,281
195035#1,223
194929#1,352
194823#1,525
194729#1,368
194622#1,519
194517#1,638
194412#2,098
19426#3,275