Rip

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Rip, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Ellen
• John
• Ridley
• Jane
• French
• Riley
• English

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Rip is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hindi given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States

  Also written Ríp

• a separate name7 spellings in the group

  Also written Рип

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Rip is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In sit-pro, shadow

  as a word·StarLing Tower of Babel etymological databases (Starostin et al.)

• In Indonesian, initialism of rencana induk pembangunan (“development master plan”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, initialism of requiescat in pace (“may he/she rest in peace; RIP”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, initialism of référendum d'initiative partagée

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, initialism of riposi in pace; RIP

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melob. 1699PTnot in their usual namePortuguese noble and diplomat (1699–1782)
• Lola Montezb. 1821IEnot in their usual nameIrish dancer and actress (1821–1861)
• Rip Tornb. 1931USAmerican actor (1931–2019)
• Lola Falanab. 1942USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer, dancer, and actress
• Lola Dueñasb. 1971ESnot in their usual nameSpanish actress
• Lola Glaudinib. 1971USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Lola Pagnanib. 1972ITnot in their usual nameItalian actress
• Lola Karimova-Tillyaevab. 1978UZnot in their usual nameUzbekistani diplomat
• Lola Dewaereb. 1979FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress
• Lola Kirkeb. 1990USnot in their usual nameEnglish-born American actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Rip mean, and where does it come from?

To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Rip?

In the etymology graph, Rob is a form of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Rip?

In Spanish /rip/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Rip a male or female name?

Rip is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).

In which country does Rip have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 284 people named Rip, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rip.

How common is the name Rip?

In the United States, the national register counted 284 people named Rip in 2020, about 1 in 1.2 million residents.