Kip is an English nickname of uncertain origin, usually explained as a short form of Kipling or Christopher or as a surname from the Old English cipp, a "pointed hill". It was a preppy mid-century American name, familiar from Kip Dynamite in the film Napoleon Dynamite, and has returned with other short vintage names like Kit and Hank. Kip has climbed from number 2665 in 2015 to a peak of number 1382 in 2023 and ranks at number 1626 in 2025.