Ridley

Where Ridley comes from

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ridley
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Ridley through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #2,829 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2014
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2018
    Peak, #1,733
    89 babies named Ridley, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.