Rippley
Thomas Steven Rippley is an American former professional baseball umpire. He worked in the National League from 1983 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2003. Rippley wore uniform number 27 through his NL career, but changed to number 3 when the umpiring staffs were merged in 2000.
Meaning & Origin of Rippley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thomas Steven Rippley is an American former professional baseball umpire. He worked in the National League from 1983 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2003. Rippley wore uniform number 27 through his NL career, but changed to number 3 when the umpiring staffs were merged in 2000.
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The Story of Rippley
The earliest SSA record of Rippley as a baby boy name dates back to 2021, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Rippley — #9,752 in the national rankings. Rippley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rippley
Rippley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Rippley's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Rippley'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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