Ripley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “strip of clearing in the woods”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- RIP-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (73% girls, 27% boys since 1880)
Ripley comes from an English surname and place name, from Old English elements likely meaning a woodland clearing or strip of land. It is used as a given name through surname-style transfer.
How popular is Ripley?
Babies named Ripley in 2024320
2024 rank#1,246 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,187
Ripley is rising: use over the last five years is 4.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ripley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ripley questions
What does the name Ripley mean?
Ripley means "strip of clearing in the woods". It comes from Old English. Ripley comes from an English surname and place name, from Old English elements likely meaning a woodland clearing or strip of land. It is used as a given name through surname-style transfer.
Is Ripley a boy or girl name?
Ripley is used for both: about 73% of US babies named Ripley since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Ripley?
320 US babies were named Ripley in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Ripley?
Ripley is usually pronounced RIP-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.