Kipper
2025 SSA
About Kipper
Kipper is an uncommon masculine name with Germanic and English origins. Traditionally, it refers to someone who cures fish (particularly herring) by splitting, salting, and smoking—a kipper being a type of preserved fish. As a personal name, it may have evolved from a nickname or occupational surname. The name has a friendly, approachable quality with its bouncy consonants and informal feel. In children's literature, Kipper is known as the name of a popular dog character created by Mick Inkpen. While rare as a given name, Kipper has a playful, unpretentious charm that might appeal to parents seeking something distinctive and cheerful. It suggests someone with a down-to-earth, practical nature and perhaps a bit of whimsy.
Pronounced KIP-er.
As of October 2026, Kipper ranked #10236 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3166 in 1964.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Kipper on lists
Famous Kippers
- Kipper (born Mark Eldridge)
English musician
- Christopher "Kipper" Williams
American cartoonist
- The Kipper Kids
duo of performance artists
Kipper in pop culture
- Kipper the Dog
cartoon character
- Reginald "Kipper" Herring
character in the Jeeves series by P.G. Wodehouse
- kipper
Dutch word for "frog"
- kipper
term for a smoked herring
- Kipper the fishman
NPC in the realplay DnD podcast Drunks and Dragons.