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 #2117

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Name B

Ripken

Boy name · Rank #3486

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Metric Rip Ripken
Current Rank #2117 #3486
Total Births (all years) 626 403
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 111 47
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1997

Births by Decade

Decade Rip Ripken
1930ss 5 —
1940ss 8 —
1950ss 82 —
1960ss 52 —
1970ss 26 —
1980ss 6 —
1990ss 8 11
2000ss 5 21
2010ss 23 168
2020ss 411 203

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rip Ripken
2014 — 19
2015 — 15
2016 — 15
2017 8 18
2018 — 27
2019 15 28
2020 54 32
2021 111 45
2022 100 47
2023 76 46
2024 70 33

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, 1938–2024.

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