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Ridley

Ridley is a unisex given name: about 64% of people named Ridley are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 64%Female 36%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
64% male / 36% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
906 male / 520 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ridley

To address Ridley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ridley," in English, "Guten Tag Ridley," in German. About 64% of people named Ridley are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ridley,

German

Guten Tag Ridley,

French

Bonjour Ridley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ridley:

Chinese

Ridley您好：

Japanese

Ridley様

English

Hi Ridley,

German

Hi Ridley,

French

Salut Ridley,

Spanish

Hola Ridley,

Chinese

Ridley你好：

Japanese

Ridleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ridley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name64%

United States birth data

906 male · 520 female · 1,426 births recorded

Male 64%Female 36%

Since 1980: 59% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ridley a male or female name?

Ridley is a unisex given name: about 64% of people named Ridley are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ridley in an email?

To address Ridley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ridley," in English, "Guten Tag Ridley," in German. About 64% of people named Ridley are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ridley a unisex name?

Ridley is a unisex name: 64% of people named Ridley are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ridley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ridley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ridley,
  title  = {Is Ridley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ridley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}