Rip
Rip is a masculine given name which may refer to:Rip Esselstyn, American health activist, food writer, triathlete and former firefighter Jeong Rip, a scholar-official of the Korean Joseon Dynasty Rip Rense, American music and film journalist, author, poet and music producer Sin Rip, Korean general Rip Van Dam, acting governor of the Province of New York from 1731 to 1732
Meaning & Origin of Rip
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rip is a masculine given name which may refer to:Rip Esselstyn, American health activist, food writer, triathlete and former firefighter Jeong Rip, a scholar-official of the Korean Joseon Dynasty Rip Rense, American music and film journalist, author, poet and music producer Sin Rip, Korean general Rip Van Dam, acting governor of the Province of New York from 1731 to 1732
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The Story of Rip
Rip first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 111 births, good for #1,565 nationwide. About 73% of every Rip on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rip ranks #1,999 for baby boys with 78 births, rising sharply (+71% over the past five years). All told, over 782 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rip
Rip is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 782 births in the dataset. Rip's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,565. Use the chart and map above to compare Rip's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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