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Ripley

Unisex

Meaning of Ripley: English: 'strip of land'

Ripley is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 687th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#687

399 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,590

First recorded 1918 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 42 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 41 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 127 babies2016: 154 babies2017: 169 babies2018: 214 babies2019: 213 babies2020: 237 babies20202021: 247 babies2022: 315 babies2023: 321 babies2024: 322 babies2025: 399 babies
US babies named Ripley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 399.

Gender split

29% boys · 71% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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