Is Ridley a boy or girl name?
Ridley is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 103 girls and 64 boys were named Ridley, so 61.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 46.6% of the 2,726 US babies named Ridley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,248
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,930
- Babies named Ridley since 1915
- 2,726
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 213 babies
Boys and girls named Ridley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 228 | 115 | 33.5% |
| 2010s | 652 | 641 | 49.6% |
| 2020s | 384 | 513 | 57.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | #2,248 | 103 | #1,930 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,073 | 107 | #1,874 |
| 2022 | 77 | #1,993 | 104 | #1,925 |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,760 | 98 | #1,989 |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,889 | 101 | #1,902 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,947 | 111 | #1,839 |
| 2018 | 89 | #1,742 | 124 | #1,683 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,996 | 75 | #2,422 |
| 2016 | 79 | #1,885 | 84 | #2,283 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,203 | 71 | #2,547 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,078 | 72 | #2,511 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,085 | 33 | #4,407 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,477 | 28 | #5,082 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,988 | 26 | #5,329 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,462 | 17 | #7,444 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,936 | 20 | #6,761 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,153 | 20 | #6,757 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,340 | 12 | #10,022 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,971 | 19 | #6,786 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,426 | 12 | #9,334 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,435 | 13 | #8,617 |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,079 | 10 | #10,271 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,089 | 9 | #10,904 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,608 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,759 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,641 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,214 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,944 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,470 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,243 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,583 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,289 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,743 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,688 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,113 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,450 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,622 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,685 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,710 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,405 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,242 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ridley reached #1,742 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #1,683 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ridley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.