Ridley Boy & girl
How popular is Ridley?
#2,002 girl name in 2025
95 baby girls were named Ridley in the US in 2025, making it the 2002nd most popular girl name. Another 71 boys got the name (#2,077 for boys).
Ridley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,002 for girls (▼ 77 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 95 girls, 71 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,524 in 2015, #1,893 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (124 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,677 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 2002 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 43% boys, 57% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ridley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ridley family of names ranked #1,525 for girls in 2025 (#1,434 the year before), with 102 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ridley | 95 | 93% |
| Ridlee | 7 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ridley is most popular
Babies named Ridley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ridley by decade
Girl names about as popular as Ridley
Questions
- Is Ridley a boy or girl name?
- Ridley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 43% of babies named Ridley were boys and 57% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ridley?
- 95 baby girls were named Ridley in the US in 2025, making it the 2002nd most popular girl name. Another 71 boys got the name (#2,077 for boys).
- When was Ridley most popular?
- Ridley peaked in 2018, when 124 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,677 in 2018.
- How many people are named Ridley?
- 2,892 babies have been named Ridley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Ridley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ridley was most common in Indiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.