Meaning and history
From an English surname that originally came from several place names meaning either “reed clearing” or “stripped clearing” in Old English.
20062006: 19 births, rank #6,592
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 20 births, rank #6,559
2009: 20 births, rank #6,544
2010: 17 births, rank #7,217
20112011: 26 births, rank #5,207
2012: 28 births, rank #4,957
2013: 33 births, rank #4,336
2014: 72 births, rank #2,497
2015: 71 births, rank #2,524
20162016: 84 births, rank #2,269
2017: 75 births, rank #2,401
2018: 124 births, rank #1,677
2019: 111 births, rank #1,833
2020: 101 births, rank #1,893
20212021: 98 births, rank #1,980
2022: 104 births, rank #1,918
2023: 107 births, rank #1,865
2024: 103 births, rank #1,925
20252025: 95 births, rank #2,002
In 2025, 95 babies were recorded with the name Ridley, ranking #2,002 among girls.