Kipling

/KIHP-lihng/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Kipling is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #17374 for boy births in the United States, given to 9 babies. Kipling first appears in the data in 1952 and reached its peak in 2016 (16 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Kipling? (U.S. births per year)

195219601970198019902000201020202025
U.S. births per year, 1952–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#17,374U.S. rank in 2025
16peak births · 2016
1952first appeared
9births in 2025

About the name Kipling

PronunciationKIHP-lihng
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Kipling popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
20259#17,374
20246#22,847
20236#22,719
202211#15,446
20219#17,446
202011#15,186
20199#17,693
201812#14,681
201716#12,152
201616#12,309
20155#26,934
201410#16,941
201210#17,218
20118#20,013
20075#28,455
20066#24,513
20025#24,753
19995#23,081
19985#22,502
19958#15,151
19896#16,811
19826#14,114
19816#13,925
19777#11,607
19768#10,186
19757#11,021
19746#11,762
19736#11,429
19725#12,794
19718#9,287
197012#6,962
196912#6,485
19685#10,960
19679#7,167
19666#9,155
196515#5,170
196412#6,092
196310#6,716
196214#5,429
19617#8,403
19606#9,131
19599#6,889
19587#7,986
195713#5,395
19566#8,783
19556#8,631
19537#7,598
19525#9,558