Rip

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A few things about Rip you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rip

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

Choose Rip and your child shares a first name with Rip Torn, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rip, like who?” Rip Torn's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 28,986 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Rip, 59 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rip would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRip first shows up in US birth records in 1938, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 87 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #1,565.
• 🚀TrendRip has climbed 87 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,332. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Rip

Rip is a boy name of American, Dutch and English origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with R and ending in “-rip”. US birth records list Rip for boys from 1938 to 2025, in 32 of those 88 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #1,565 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,332, with 59 babies.

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