Ridley Forename

201,119th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ridley Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at] the red meadow.

Ridley Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
78%
 
4721:768,08717,590
Jamaica-3151:9,1531,090
Brazil
80%
 
1431:1,498,15534,656
Australia-1151:118,7623,964
England
100%
651:855,43015,073
South Africa
97%
 
561:973,79737,529
Canada-521:637,18015,264
Malaysia
100%
331:922,72533,409
Peru
100%
271:1,177,46114,768
Solomon Islands
90%
 
251:23,2381,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
201:407,61631,576
Guyana
60%
 
161:47,7044,533
Philippines
100%
161:6,625,592105,856
Nigeria
100%
151:11,837,624127,959
Costa Rica
100%
151:317,8635,868
Germany
50%
 
131:7,436,76027,072
Barbados-131:22,2911,774
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Saint Kitts and Nevis-71:7,8371,103
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
India
50%
 
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Netherlands
67%
 
31:5,634,02829,480
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606

Ridley (33,324) may also be a surname.

Ridley Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at] the red meadow.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Ridley Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Redley83341/
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Rhidilley801/
Ridelle77128/
Riddles7736/
Reddley7716/
Reedley7711/
Riddler7711/
Ridlaie7710/
Raidely779/
Ridelly777/
Redlley776/
Readley775/
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Ruddley773/
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Roidely772/
Redlhey772/
Raidele772/
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Riddled771/
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Richdle771/
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Ridla73469/
Redly73215/
Ridli739/
Redle739/
Rydle737/
Rudle733/
Rädle731/
Ridlé731/
Ridielle715/
Riddelle714/
Raidelle714/
Reidelle713/
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Riodelle712/
Redilley712/
Ruthdley711/
Ridellys711/
Rheedley711/
Raidelee711/
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Ridloi6799/
Readly6747/
Ridhla6735/
Redlee6720/
Ruddle6710/
Redlay6710/
Redlly679/
Redlei679/
Rudlei676/
Reddle674/
Redler674/
Reddly674/
Raidli674/
Ridlla674/
Redleh674/
Redlie673/
Riedla673/
Raydle673/
Reidla673/
Rudlay672/
Rydely672/
Redled672/
Rudlee672/
Reydle672/
Ruidielly671/
Rydele671/
Rudlie671/
Rudhly671/
Ruedly671/
Roydle671/
Raidellys671/
Riddla671/
Riddlé671/
Redlet671/
Redliy671/
Raydeleyh671/
Raydly671/
Raidla671/
Rudlly671/
Rydlee671/
Rydlei671/
Rydler671/
Rydlly671/
Rhedly671/
Ridlaj671/
Reidielly671/
Wrdile671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ridley