NameTides

Ripley

Ripley was the #1,029 girls' name in the US in 2025 (243 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Ripley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ripley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Ripley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,029 (243)#1,892 (15)#780 (3)#1,882 (12)
2024#1,242 (187)#2,001 (14)—#1,234 (20)
2023#1,179 (203)#1,705 (17)—#1,108 (22)
2022#1,166 (207)#1,621 (18)—#1,095 (23)
2021#1,317 (171)#1,505 (20)—#1,592 (14)
2020#1,294 (171)#1,618 (18)—#1,557 (14)
2019#1,326 (172)#1,634 (18)—#1,533 (15)
2018#1,219 (192)#1,490 (21)—#1,639 (13)
2017#1,534 (143)#2,090 (13)—#1,506 (15)
2016#1,667 (128)#2,233 (12)—#1,399 (17)
2015#2,025 (97)#2,070 (13)—#1,312 (18)
2014#2,391 (76)#2,659 (9)—#1,786 (12)
2013#2,681 (65)#5,742 (3)—#2,595 (7)
2012#3,006 (56)#2,969 (8)——
2011#4,568 (31)#3,549 (6)—#2,618 (7)

Ripley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ripley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ripley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,263 (156)#2,133 (11)#1,251 (19)
2024#1,387 (135)#1,952 (12)#1,764 (11)
2023#1,501 (118)#2,547 (8)#1,421 (14)
2022#1,611 (108)#4,790 (3)#1,895 (9)
2021#1,964 (76)#2,730 (7)#1,478 (13)
2020#2,113 (66)——
2019#2,943 (41)#3,411 (5)—
2018#4,476 (22)#3,959 (4)—
2017#3,993 (26)#4,812 (3)—
2016#3,990 (26)#3,079 (6)—
2015#3,591 (30)#3,908 (4)#2,715 (5)
2014#4,392 (22)——
2013#5,404 (16)#3,315 (5)—
2012#7,050 (11)——
2011#8,079 (9)#3,830 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,029.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1988.
  • In 2025, 61% of US babies named Ripley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ripley is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,400 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ripley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #511WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #320ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #611INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #728MOKentucky: #653KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #398OKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,224TXFlorida: #1,112FL
Ripley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Ripley (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RipleyCanadaGirls#1,88212
RipleyCanadaBoys#1,25119
RipleyEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
RipleyEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
RipleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RipleyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RipleyScotlandGirls#7803
RipleyUSGirls#1,029243
RipleyUSBoys#1,263156