Gender: Unisex
Meaning: Courageous; rye clearing; valiant
Origin: Irish Gaelic — from Ó Raghallaigh (descendant of Raghallach), meaning valiant or courageous
Popularity: Ranked #1931 in 2024 with 103 babies born.
History: Ridley surged in the 2020s as a surname-name. Ridley Scott directed Alien and Gladiator. Daisy Ridley starred in Star Wars. Ridley represents cinema's influence on American naming.
Similar names: ridlee, ridgley, rilah, rilee, riley, rilla, raidel, ridgely
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Ridley? About 1 in 19,931 babies born in 2024 were named Ridley, or roughly 0.5 per day in the United States.
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