Meaning and history
From a surname derived from the names of various English towns, based on Old English rippel meaning “grove” or “thicket” and leah meaning “clearing.” A well-known fictional bearer is Ellen Ripley, usually called simply Ripley, from the Alien film series, which began in 1979.
20062006: 28 births, rank #4,953
2007: 31 births, rank #4,675
2008: 32 births, rank #4,647
2009: 44 births, rank #3,619
2010: 39 births, rank #3,889
20112011: 31 births, rank #4,568
2012: 56 births, rank #3,006
2013: 65 births, rank #2,681
2014: 76 births, rank #2,391
2015: 97 births, rank #2,025
20162016: 128 births, rank #1,667
2017: 143 births, rank #1,534
2018: 192 births, rank #1,219
2019: 172 births, rank #1,326
2020: 171 births, rank #1,294
20212021: 171 births, rank #1,317
2022: 207 births, rank #1,166
2023: 203 births, rank #1,179
2024: 187 births, rank #1,242
20252025: 243 births, rank #1,029
In 2025, 243 babies were recorded with the name Ripley, ranking #1,029 among girls.