boy's name
Chipper
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 458
Chipper is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1945.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Chipper over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 65 |
| 1960s | 81 |
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 90 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 115 |
How popular is Chipper?
In 2025, Chipper was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chipper
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chipper also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chipper over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chipper
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chipper — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chipper
How popular is the name Chipper?
In 2025, Chipper was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Chipper a girl's or a boy's name?
Chipper is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Chipper?
Chipper has 2 syllables.
When was Chipper most popular?
Chipper peaked in 2021, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Chipper a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chipper currently ranks #7,186 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.