Ripken Boy
How popular is Ripken?
#3,512 boy name in 2025
32 baby boys were named Ripken in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name.
433living people named Ripken (est.)
6median age of people named Ripken
435babies named Ripken since 1880
1 in 103,604US babies born in 2025
Ripken popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,512 for boys (▼ 59 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+113% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,742 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (47 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,751 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1997 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ripken is most popular
Babies named Ripken per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ripken by decade
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Questions
- Is Ripken a boy or girl name?
- Ripken is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ripken were boys.
- How popular is the name Ripken?
- 32 baby boys were named Ripken in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name.
- When was Ripken most popular?
- Ripken peaked in 2022, when 47 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,751 in 2022.
- How many people are named Ripken?
- 435 babies have been named Ripken in the US since 1880. We estimate about 433 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Ripken most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ripken was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.