How Many People Are Named Rip?
An estimated 586 people in the United States have the first name Rip. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Rip peaked in popularity in 2021 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rip as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rip paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
586
About 1 in 584,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2021
111 births
Total Registered
626
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rip
Rip is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 626 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rip as a male name
Ranked #2,124 in 2024
70 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (111 births)
Rip: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rip span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 411 babies were registered. Rip remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rip by Decade
How has Rip tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rip by State
Birth registrations for Rip span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri. On average, about 14 Rips were registered per state.
Rip + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rip as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rip
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rip: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rip?
We estimate approximately 586 people named Rip are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 584,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Rip a common name?
Rip is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 626 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rip most popular?
Rip reached peak popularity in 2021, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rip is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rip a male name?
Rip is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rip Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rip Smith, Rip Johnson, Rip Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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