Ripper
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Ripper. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ripper today is around 2 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ripper births was 2024 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ripper. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ripper. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2024
6 babies that year
Average age
2
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,004
Tracked since 2024
Popularity
Ripper: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ripper by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ripper during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
People
Ripper + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ripper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ripper: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ripper?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ripper going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Ripper a common name?
We classify Ripper as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ripper most popular?
The single biggest year for Ripper was 2024, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ripper is about 2 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ripper in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ripper a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ripper in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ripper still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ripper in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ripper can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Ripper?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.