Cleared wood or reed meadow
Derived from Old English elements 'hryd' (cleared) or 'hreod' (reed) and 'leah' (wood, meadow, or clearing). It originally served as a topographic surname for someone living near a cleared patch of land or a marshy meadow.
Less common today
Ridley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,684 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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