How Many People Are Named Ripken?
An estimated 400 people in the United States have the first name Ripken. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Ripken peaked in popularity in 2022 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ripken 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 Ripken paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
400
About 1 in 856,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
47 births
Total Registered
403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ripken
Ripken is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 403 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ripken as a male name
Ranked #3,495 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (47 births)
Ripken: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ripken span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 203 babies were registered. Ripken remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ripken by Decade
How has Ripken 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.
Ripken by State
Birth registrations for Ripken span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee. On average, about 6 Ripkens were registered per state.
Ripken + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ripken as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ripken: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ripken?
We estimate approximately 400 people named Ripken 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 856,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Ripken a common name?
Ripken is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ripken most popular?
Ripken reached peak popularity in 2022, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ripken is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ripken a male name?
Ripken is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ripken Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ripken Smith, Ripken Johnson, Ripken 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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