Ripken
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ ModernAmerican / Multicultural ◈ 2 syllables
"Baseball player."

From ModernAmerican / Multicultural

Baseball player. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Ripken at a glance
MeaningBaseball player.
OriginModernAmerican / Multicultural
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#4039
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Origin & history of Ripken
1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Ripken comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Baseball player..
How popular is Ripken?
2022 peak year
Ripken first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1997. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 47 babies received the name (ranked #2784). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4039), with roughly 31 babies named Ripken each year. Ripken has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 403 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
47 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,784)
31 Avg. per year
(last decade)
310 Total registrations
last 10 years
403 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #4,039) Moderate
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Ripken
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
R9
I9
P7
K2
E5
N5
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
Personality of Ripken
🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
💡
Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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