How Many People Are Named Kipling?
people named Kipling are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 960,069 people in the US has this name
Based on 398 babies named Kipling in Social Security records from 1952 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Cybbel's cottage". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote 'The Jungle Book' and other works.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kipling in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kipling alive today is about 35 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kipling first appears in the records in 1952 and was given most often in 2016, to 16 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1952 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kipling has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,128, in 1965. In 2025 it ranked #8,613.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,613 |
| Best rank | #2,128 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,765 in the 1960s |
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