Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Ridley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ridley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1915Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

30.4%

2024

All-time

1,457

Ridley has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 92 boys were named Ridley.

In 2024, only 64 boys were given the name.

Down 30.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,457 Americans have been named Ridley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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