Ripley
2025 SSA
About Ripley
With its surname-style, literary feel, and similarity in sound to Finley, Juniper, Pippa, Riley, and Presley, Ripley is an unexpected choice that was given to more than 200 girls in each recent year. First used back in the 80s, thanks to the powerful character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films, it began to be used more substantially in the 2000s, after it was chosen by actress Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.
Deriving from the Old English rippel and leah meaning "grove" and "clearing" respectively, some might recognise it from The Talented Mr Ripley series by Patricia Highsmith.
Pronounced RIP-lee.
As of October 2026, Ripley ranked #1032 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,408 | 76 | 42.5 |
| 2015 | #2,037 | 97 | 54.3 |
| 2016 | #1,680 | 128 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | #1,540 | 143 | 82.8 |
| 2018 | #1,220 | 192 | 112.9 |
| 2019 | #1,331 | 172 | 102.5 |
| 2020 | #1,300 | 170 | 105.2 |
| 2021 | #1,320 | 171 | 104.2 |
| 2022 | #1,171 | 207 | 126.2 |
| 2023 | #1,181 | 203 | 126.5 |
| 2024 | #1,250 | 186 | 114.8 |
| 2025 | #1,032 | 243 | 151.2 |
World rankings
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Ripley on lists
Famous Ripleys
- Ripley Sobo
American actress
- Ripley Parker (b. 2000)
daughter of actress Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
- Ripley Robinson (b. 2009)
daughter of Muppeteer Martin P. Robinson; twin of sister Lyra
- Ripley Bee
Jones (b. 2010), daughter of TV hosts/comedians Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
- Ripley Dorothy Lawley
Schmidt (b. 2015), daughter of model Robyn Lawley & Everest Schmidt
- Rhea Ripley
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Ripley in pop culture
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known as Ripley, character from the Alien franchise
- Amanda Ripley
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character from "Chadam" the miniseries
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a character from the "Lumberjanes" comic series by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Shannon Watters