The baby name Ripton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɪptən/ (RIP-tən).
Ripton is English in Origin.
The baby name Ripton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɪptən/ (RIP-tən).
Ripton is English in Origin.
Ripton is an English habitational surname turned given name, most closely associated with the Cambridgeshire villages Abbots Ripton and Kings Ripton. Its second element is Old English tun, meaning 'farmstead' or 'enclosure'. The first element is debated: some derive it from Old English rīp/ripel, 'strip of cultivated land; harvest', while others see a topographic sense akin to 'riverbank' (cf. Latin ripa) or a lost early personal name. Taken together, proposed senses include 'settlement by the harvest fields' or 'farm on the bank'.
As a surname it is on record in medieval and early modern eastern England and later among emigrants, while as a given name Ripton remains rare, gaining modest currency with the modern surname-as-first-name trend. Variants and related forms include the compound place-names Abbots Ripton and Kings Ripton; cognates Ripon and Ripley; and the short form Rip. Unisex use occurs but is uncommon.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #254 | 19 | 6,876 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
Ripton is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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