Ridley
Ridley is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 64 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 640.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202192 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1915
- 2,726people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,457 boys have been named Ridley in the United States since 1915, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 92 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2010s alone account for 45%.
Ridley is used for both sexes: 47% of its bearers are girls (1,269), most of them born around 2018.
By decade
In 2021, its biggest year
Ridley was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Ridley
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Maximilianopeak 2019
- Pennpeak 2014
- Rayanpeak 2023
- Judahpeak 2021
- Raydenpeak 2022
- Audenpeak 2020
- Abdielpeak 2019
- Lokipeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.