Ridley is a boy's name of English origin meaning “reeds and cleared land.” In 2024 it was given to 64 boys in the United States.
Ridley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “reeds and cleared land” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ridley first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1742 in 2018, and in 2024 64 babies received the name — 1,457 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ridley means “reeds and cleared land” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ridley is a boy name. In 2024, 64 babies received the name in the US.
Ridley comes from the English & American tradition.
Ridley first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #1742 in 2018, and 64 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ridley is pronounced /ˈɹɪdli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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