Rip vs Ripken

Side-by-side comparison of Rip and Ripken - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rip

Boy name · Rank #2108

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Name B

Ripken

Boy name · Rank #3498

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Metric Rip Ripken
Current Rank #2108 #3498
Total Births (all years) 688 435
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 111 47
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1997

Births by Decade

Decade Rip Ripken
1930s 5 -
1940s 8 -
1950s 82 -
1960s 52 -
1970s 26 -
1980s 6 -
1990s 8 11
2000s 5 21
2010s 24 168
2020s 472 235

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rip Ripken
2014 - 19
2015 - 15
2016 - 15
2017 8 18
2018 - 27
2019 16 28
2020 54 32
2021 111 45
2022 101 47
2023 76 46
2024 71 33
2025 59 32

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1938–2025.

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