Unisex name · since 1988
Ripley
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 2,555 babies named Ripley, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,555
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ripley currently ranks #1031 among unisex names in America, with 2,555 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Ripley recorded 2,555 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #1031 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,555 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ripley ranks #3,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,555 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,555
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ripley's 2,555 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ripley compares
2,555 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ripley's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ripley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,555 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 243 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ripley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ripley splits its recorded history at 2008: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 243 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ripley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Ripley popularity over time - boys
1,035 total births recorded since 1918 (Ripley as boys' name)
Ripley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,182 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Ripley's strongest decade.
1,182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ripley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 273
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
999 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,182 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,182 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ripley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ripley's total volume
Ripley by state
Where Ripley concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 273 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 168 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 120 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 68 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 67 | 2.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 49 | 1.9% |
273 of 2,555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Ripley appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ripleys (273 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ripley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ripley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.