Ripley
Ripley was the 1032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 243 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,006 places. More babies were named Ripley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,032 girls, up 265 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 243girls
- Girls and boys
- 63% girls, 37% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025243 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,590babies recorded
Ripley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,032 | #1,266 | 243 | 156 |
| 2020 | #1,297 | #2,133 | 171 | 66 |
| 2010 | #3,943 | #9,491 | 39 | 8 |
| 2000 | #6,422 | — | 17 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,616 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,841 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ripley, counting every spelling?
Ripley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #946 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,032 for Ripley on its own. Together these spellings went to 257 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 243 | #1,032 | 1,011 |
| Riplee | 14 | #7,823 | 46 |
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 Ripley?
243 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ripley (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ripley 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 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ripley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ripley?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Ripley are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Ripley 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.
Ripley by state
How common Ripley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.0×), Oklahoma (2.8×), Colorado (2.3×), Indiana (1.8×). In 23 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
These names rose and fell in step with Ripley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ripley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ripley
How popular is the name Ripley?
Ripley was the 1032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 243 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,006 places. More babies were named Ripley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ripley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 63% girls, 37% boys given the name Ripley in the US.
Where is Ripley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ripley was most common in Washington (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Oregon.