Rip
About Rip
The name of Rip Van Winkle – and Rip (born Elmore) Torn – will probably never be ready for further consumption, if only because of the implications of R. I. P. The only thing that could save it is Rip Wheeler, the handsome ranch foreman on the soapy Western Yellowstone.
Rip is a short form of names containing the Germanic element rik "strong, mighty".
As of October 2026, Rip ranked #2348 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1574 in 2021.
Editor's take: The name Rip is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "strength, might".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,435 | 54 | 31.3 |
| 2021 | #1,574 | 111 | 63.4 |
| 2022 | #1,701 | 100 | 57.3 |
| 2023 | #2,011 | 76 | 44.4 |
| 2024 | #2,124 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | #2,348 | 59 | 34.5 |
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Famous Rips
- Rip Van Dam
American politician; acting governor of the Province of New York
- Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr.
American actor
- Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.
American actor
- Rip Esselstyn
American author and triathlete
- Rip Reukema
American politician from Wisconsin
Rip in pop culture
- "Rip Van Winkle
" short story by Washington Irving and its main character
- Dr. Rip Studwell
doctor on "The Fairly Oddparents"
- Rip Hunter
character on TV's "Legends of Tomorrow"
- Rip Rider
character in the card game "Mermaid Beach"