Ridley
Ridley was the 2013th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1684th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 535 places. More babies were named Ridley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,013 girls, down 110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95girls
- Girls and boys
- 57% girls, 43% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018124 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,892babies recorded
Ridley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,013 | #2,089 | 95 | 71 |
| 2020 | #1,903 | #1,890 | 101 | 79 |
| 2010 | #7,444 | #2,463 | 17 | 51 |
| 2000 | — | #11,760 | — | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #4,450 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ridley, counting every spelling?
Ridley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ridley?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ridley (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ridley 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 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ridley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ridley?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Ridley are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Ridley 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.
Ridley by state
How common Ridley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.0×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ridley
How popular is the name Ridley?
Ridley was the 2013th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1684th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 535 places. More babies were named Ridley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ridley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 57% girls, 43% boys given the name Ridley in the US.
Where is Ridley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ridley was most common in Indiana (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Kansas.