Tripp
Tripp was the 522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 572 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 437th with 711 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 171 places. More babies were named Tripp in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · English
Say it TRIP /trɪp/
- Rank in 2025
- #522 boys, down 37 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 572boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022711 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,975babies recorded
What does the name Tripp mean?
Tripp is an English surname. Harrison (1918) explains it as a nickname from the verb trip, "to step lightly, dance". In the US the first name Tripp is also a nickname for a boy who is "the third" of the same name (as in triple), a use widely recognized though not documented in the dictionaries consulted. Its meaning therefore depends on the family.
trippen (Middle English, “to step lightly, trip”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Surname origin from Harrison; the 'third' nickname use is customary rather than documented.
Related names: Trip, Trey.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'TRIPP', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Tripp popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #522 | 572 |
| 2020 | #485 | 610 |
| 2010 | #669 | 359 |
| 2000 | #3,628 | 23 |
| 1990 | #7,129 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,504 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,014 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tripp, counting every spelling?
Tripp is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #513 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #522 for Tripp on its own. Together these spellings went to 589 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp | 572 | #522 | 3,246 |
| Trip | 17 | #5,586 | 108 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tripp?
572 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tripp (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tripp born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tripp.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tripp?
About 8,900 people born in the US named Tripp are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Tripp a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tripp by state
How common Tripp was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Dakota (6.2×), Montana (5.7×), North Dakota (5.0×), Nebraska (4.3×), West Virginia (3.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tripp: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tripp, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tripp · Sibling names for Tripp
Questions about the name Tripp
What does Tripp mean?
The origin of Tripp is uncertain: Surname origin from Harrison; the 'third' nickname use is customary rather than documented.
How popular is the name Tripp?
Tripp was the 522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 572 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 437th with 711 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 171 places. More babies were named Tripp in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Tripp a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tripp in the US.
Where is Tripp most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tripp was most common in South Dakota (2.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Montana and North Dakota.