How Many People Are Named Chip?
people named Chip are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 118,964 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,493 babies named Chip in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
171 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER. It can also be from a nickname given in reference to the phrase a chip off the old block, used of a son who is similar to his father.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chip in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Chip alive today is about 51 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 45 and 64 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Chip first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1962, to 171 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
π Rank History
Chip has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #593, in 1962. In 2025 it ranked #4,273.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,273 |
| Best rank | #593 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #695 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Chip alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chip were born in California than in any other state: about 149 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chip was given 4.1 times as often in Georgia, 2.6 times in North Carolina and 2.4 times in Ohio.
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