Chip

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Chip, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Skip
• Trey
• Trip
• Bubba
• Bud
• Junior
• Bill
• Dale
• Buddy
• Bert
• Bob
• Bass

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Chip is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Mexico, Brazil

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Chíp

• a separate given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Canada

  Also written Çhip, Chíp, Chịp, Çhįp, Chïp

• Malay given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Singapore

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian

  Also written Chíp

• Ukrainian surname15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ukraine, Russia, United States, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian

  Also written Чіп, Чип, Ціп, Chíp, Čìp

• Thai given name21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Thailand, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Chapot, Chup, ชูพิส, ชปส, ชพิสิ

50 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Chip is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Polish, chip, microchip, computer chip, integrated circuit (small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Danish, a chip (one-piece circuit or hybrid device containing a circuit and another device)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, chip (small electronic component)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Hungarian, superseded spelling of csip

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Chip Hourihanb. 1901USAmerican film director and producer
• Chip Zienb. 1947USAmerican actor
• Chip Fieldsb. 1951USAmerican singer and actress (born 1951)
• Chip Wilsonb. 1955CACanadian businessman
• Chip Hooperb. 1958USAmerican tennis player
• Chip Pickeringb. 1963USAmerican politician
• Chip Kellyb. 1963USAmerican football coach
• Chip Kiddb. 1964USAmerican graphic designer (born 1964)
• Chip Royb. 1972USAmerican politician (born 1972)
• Chip Johannessenb. 2000USAmerican television producer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What are other forms of the name Chip?

In the etymology graph, Carlos, Carol and Chris are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Charles and Christopher.

What does the name Chip mean, and where does it come from?

from ME chip, chippe ‘a small piece of wood chipped or cut off’; first attested Isabella Chippes 1275 Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.

How do you pronounce Chip?

A machine transcription gives /tʃɪp/ (IPA) for English.

Is Chip a male or female name?

Chip is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).

In which country does Chip have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 2.7 thousand people named Chip, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled chip.

How common is the name Chip?

In the United States, the national register counted 2,694 people named Chip in 2020, about 1 in 123 thousand residents.