Ripley
Boy name · #1263 in 2025 · Rare
Ripley ranks #1263 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 156 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3591, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 11,538 boys born in 2025 was named Ripley.
The 107-year story
Ripley first appears in the Social Security records in 1918, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 156 babies and a rank of #1263. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Ripley per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ripley in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ripley is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ripley will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ripley is most common
State-level data for Ripley is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Ripley
Statistically, parents drawn to Ripley tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Radley, Whitley, Buckley, Adley, and Huntley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ripley | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #1263 |
| 2024 | 135 | #1387 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1501 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1611 |
| 2021 | 76 | #1964 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2113 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2943 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4476 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3993 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3990 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3591 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4392 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7050 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8079 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8803 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6436 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7187 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7590 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7427 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5278 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5492 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7831 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8435 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ripley a popular boy name?
Ripley ranked #1263 among boys in 2025 with 156 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3591.
When was the name Ripley most popular?
Ripley peaked in 2025, when 156 American boys received the name (ranked #1263 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ripley?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,538 newborn American boys was named Ripley. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.