About the name Ripley
Ripley is a girl name with Old English roots, meaning “woodland clearing”.
It has a modern, unique, nature feel. In 2025, Ripley ranked #1032 for girls in the US, with 243 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2025. Since 2000, 72% of US babies named Ripley were girls.
Etymology
From Old English, meaning “woodland clearing”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Ripley”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1032
- In 2015
- #2038
- Babies in 2025
- 243
Popularity of Ripley, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Nicknames for Ripley
Names similar to Ripley
- Ansley“hermitage + woodland clearing, glade”
- Hadleigh“heath + woodland clearing”
- Hailee“hay + wood, clearing”
- Hailie“hay + wood, clearing”
- Haylee“hay + wood, clearing”
- Preslee“priest + wood, clearing”
- Bexley“box tree + wood”
- Halsey“neck of land + island”
- Hayley“hay + wood, clearing”
- Langley“long + woodland clearing, glade”
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