Given name & surname
Rip
“from the noisy meadow”
In English use, Rip is a diminutive of Ripley. One English interpretation is “from the noisy meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Rip is a diminutive of Ripley. One English interpretation is “from the noisy meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Rip is a diminutive of Ripley. An origin associated with Ripley is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Rip is a diminutive of Ripley.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rip through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 688
- 688 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,348 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +436%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,348 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rip’s family of names
In English usage, Rip is a diminutive of Ripley. Rip has a related form in Ripley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rip
- Rip TornAmerican actor (1931–2019)
- Rip TaylorAmerican actor and comedian (1931–2019)
- Rip CollinsAmerican baseball player (1896–1968)
- Rip RogersAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1955
Characters named Rip: Rip Hunter (fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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