Given name & surname
Ridgely
“one who lives at the meadow'sridge”
Ridgely is a variant of Ridgeley. One English interpretation is “one who lives at the meadow'sridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ridgely is a variant of Ridgeley. One English interpretation is “one who lives at the meadow'sridge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ridgely is a variant of Ridgeley. An origin associated with Ridgeley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ridgely through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 106 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 245 as a first name in 2020; 1,023 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ridgely’s family of names
Ridgely has a related form in Ridgeley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Ridgely, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“of the red-berry tree”
77% boys · 23% girls
Ridgeli
“one who lives at the meadow'sridge”
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Rizly
“from the brushwood meadow”
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Rangli
“from the raven's meadow”
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Redly
“from the red meadow”
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Ridglea
“one who lives at the meadow'sridge”
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Rizlea
“from the brushwood meadow”
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