Ripken
#7,896 most common boys' name of all time · #19,851 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1997–2025
Rank among boys
#7,896
Rank overall
#19,851 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
435
Since 2016
323
Peak year
2022 #2,785
Best rank
#2,785 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 47/yr
Ripken first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,560 |
| 2024 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,499 |
| 2023 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,798 |
| 2022 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,785 |
| 2021 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,801 |
| 2020 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,474 |
| 2019 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,871 |
| 2018 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,967 |
| 2017 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,240 |
| 2016 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,973 |
| 2015 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,924 |
| 2014 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 2013 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,343 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,935 |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,518 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,954 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,615 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,500 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,898 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,718 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,738 |