boy's name
Rip
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 693
Rip is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 111 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1938.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rip over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 82 |
| 1960s | 52 |
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 472 |
How popular is Rip?
In 2025, Rip was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rip is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rip
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rip also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rip over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rip
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rip — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rip
How popular is the name Rip?
In 2025, Rip was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rip a girl's or a boy's name?
Rip is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rip?
Rip has 1 syllable.
When was Rip most popular?
Rip peaked in 2021, when 111 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Rip a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rip currently ranks #2,345 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.