Ripken comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Baseball player..
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How popular is Ripken?
2022peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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