Name Legacy

Ripley

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Ripley was most popular in 2025, when 399 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,375 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,375, with 399 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,590 people named Ripley.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#1,375
Births that year399
Total since 18803,590
Given to71% girls

Ripley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ripley’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ripley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ripley is a unisex name — 71.2% of the 3,590 Americans given it were girls and 28.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 70% girls and 30% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ripley

Where Ripley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Ripley on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org