Ripken vs Rip

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

Name A

Ripken

Boy name · Rank #3498

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Name B

Rip

Boy name · Rank #2108

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1997–2025.

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