Boys' name · since 1938
Rip
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 688 babies named Rip, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 1938
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rip currently ranks #2339 among boys' names in America, with 688 babies recorded since 1938.
Rip has 688 recorded births among boys since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2339 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #6,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,339 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 688 born since 1938
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rip ranks #6,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,339 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 688 born since 1938, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 1938
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rip's 688 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rip compares
688 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rip's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rip | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 688 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rip's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rip's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rip popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Rip by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (472 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Rip's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Rip births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
472 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 472 births (69% of all-time use).
How Rip compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rip's total volume
Rip by state
Where Rip concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 19 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
63 of 688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Rip appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Rips (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rip: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rip draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.