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Chip

Chip ranks #192 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 11 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #125 among boy dog names.
Chip's popularity trend

Chip's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
11
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#192
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−268
2014 → 2019
Gender split
84% male
16% female84% male

Gender split comes from 56 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Chip mean?
/t͡ʃɪp/1 syllable

Chip is the English word for a small piece broken or cut from something larger, whether wood, stone, or paint. As a nickname, it's often used affectionately for someone, or something, small — especially the smallest or scrappiest of a litter.

Chip has a light, cheerful bite to it — a great fit for a small or young pet with a spark of mischief.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Chip shows up

Cats named Chip per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

Cat names like Chip

ChicoChiliChilliChi ChiChickenChinaChinoChiChibiChihiroChicaChief

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