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Ripley

Unisex English #1181 in 2023

Ripley is a unisex name of English origin.

Meaning of Ripley

From the - folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype + lēah.

Popularity of Ripley

Popularity, 1918–2023

321 births in 2023

1918 2023

2,867 U.S. births recorded from 1918–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2023

321 babies

First recorded

1918

105 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

Boy · Germanic languages

Anglicized from Raghnall, itself derived from Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn + valdr, later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold

Little king; descendant of Rían

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Boy · Germanic languages

A number of places elsewhere

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.