Kipton is a modern American name that looks like an old English place name and in fact matches a small village in Ohio; it is usually explained as an elaboration of Kip, a nickname for Christopher, with the -ton ending of Colton and Easton, so its sense is "Kip's town". Its best years came early: Kipton ranked number 1339 in 2011, its peak, held in the 1600s to 1800s through 2018 and stood at number 2626 in 2025 with 50 boys.