Is Ripley a boy or girl name?
Ripley is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 186 girls and 134 boys were named Ripley, so 58.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.5% of the 3,187 US babies named Ripley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,398
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,250
- Babies named Ripley since 1918
- 3,187
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 321 babies
Boys and girls named Ripley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 7 | 17 | 70.8% |
| 1990s | 11 | 84 | 88.4% |
| 2000s | 87 | 272 | 75.8% |
| 2010s | 211 | 999 | 82.6% |
| 2020s | 502 | 937 | 65.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | #1,398 | 186 | #1,250 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,506 | 203 | #1,181 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,621 | 207 | #1,171 |
| 2021 | 76 | #1,980 | 171 | #1,320 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,132 | 170 | #1,300 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,982 | 172 | #1,331 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,578 | 192 | #1,220 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,081 | 143 | #1,540 |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,071 | 128 | #1,680 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,665 | 97 | #2,037 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,504 | 76 | #2,408 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,595 | 65 | #2,702 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,441 | 56 | #3,036 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,626 | 31 | #4,658 |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,487 | 39 | #3,942 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,733 | 43 | #3,724 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,598 | 32 | #4,737 |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,048 | 31 | #4,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,879 | 28 | #5,067 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,521 | 27 | #4,934 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,734 | 37 | #3,884 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,458 | 22 | #5,559 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,850 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,284 | 15 | #7,243 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,421 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,423 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,204 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,314 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,208 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,493 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,491 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,514 | 13 | #6,947 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,032 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,973 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,006 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,457 | 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 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,809 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,160 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,616 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,712 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,257 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,841 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ripley reached #1,398 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,171 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ripley
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.