Ripley

English

"strip of clearing in the woods"

Ripley Origin and Meaning

The name Ripley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "strip of clearing in the woods".

The name Ripley reflects the powerful character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films; it was chosen by actress Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.

Ripley Popularity

• 1602 Nameberry 2024
• 170 Unique 2022
• 186 Unisex 2022
• 720 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Ripley

• 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

Ripley in Pop Culture

• Ripley a circus lion from "The Hollows" by Amanda Hocking
• Ellen Ripley known as Ripley, character from the Alien franchise
• Amanda Ripley Ellen Ripley’s daughter and protagonist of the video game Alien: Isolation
• Ripley character from "Chadam" the miniseries
• Ripley Chilean retail store
• Ripley a character from the "Lumberjanes" comic series by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Shannon Watters