How Many People Are Named Ridley?
people named Ridley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 123,924 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,892 babies named Ridley in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
213 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ridley, 49.2% were girls and 50.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ridley rose from 33.5% in the 2000s to 57.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ridley alive today is about 9 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ridley first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2018, to 213 babies. In 2025, 166 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ridley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,742, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #2,089. Among girls, its best rank was #1,684, in 2018.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,089 | #2,013 |
| Best rank | #1,742 (2018) | #1,684 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,126 in the 2010s | #2,718 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ridley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ridley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 155 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ridley was given 2.1 times as often in Texas, 1.5 times in Florida and 1.3 times in California.
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