Ridley is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Ridley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,089 among boys (71) and #2,013 among girls (95) — overall #2,516 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | #2,013 | #2,089 |
| 2024 | 167 | 167 | #1,938 | #2,255 |
| 2023 | 179 | 179 | #1,876 | #2,074 |
| 2022 | 181 | 181 | #1,928 | #1,994 |
| 2021 | 190 | 190 | #1,989 | #1,760 |
| 2020 | 180 | 180 | #1,903 | #1,890 |
| 2019 | 187 | 187 | #1,839 | #1,948 |
| 2018 | 213 | 213 | #1,684 | #1,742 |
| 2017 | 147 | 147 | #2,423 | #1,996 |
| 2016 | 163 | 163 | #2,284 | #1,886 |
| 2015 | 133 | 133 | #2,548 | #2,203 |
| 2014 | 140 | 140 | #2,512 | #2,078 |
| 2013 | 98 | 98 | #4,407 | #2,085 |
| 2012 | 79 | 79 | #5,082 | #2,477 |
| 2011 | 65 | 65 | #5,329 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 68 | 68 | #7,444 | #2,463 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | #6,762 | #2,937 |
| 2008 | 57 | 57 | #6,757 | #3,153 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #10,022 | #4,341 |
| 2006 | 44 | 44 | #6,786 | #3,971 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | #9,334 | #4,427 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | #8,617 | #3,436 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | #10,272 | #4,079 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #10,904 | #5,090 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,608 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,760 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,641 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #10,216 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,995 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,945 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,470 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,243 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,582 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | — | #3,223 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,862 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,288 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,742 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,161 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,688 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,160 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,085 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,112 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,469 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,899 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,804 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,679 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,450 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,622 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,685 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,710 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,405 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,242 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #3,016 |