Given name
Ridlee
“from the meadow of reeds”
Ridlee is a variant of Ridley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of reeds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ridlee is a variant of Ridley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of reeds.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ridlee is a variant of Ridley. An origin associated with Ridley is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ridlee is a variant of Ridley. The history of Ridley gives this family its wider story. Ridley’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ridlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 0 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,908 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,908 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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