Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Ryder name popularity since 1925
69,088 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ryder (3.5% girls, 96.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Ryder is about 11 years old in 2026. Ryder peaked in 2015 as the #98 name for boys, and it ranked #133 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 69,088
- Named Ryder, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #133
- for boys in 2025 (2,710 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.5% boys
- 2,449 girls · 66,639 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Ryder made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ryder births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Ryder both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Ryder became 7.3× more common, from 1 in 11,200 baby boys to 1 in 1,530.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ryder's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ryder.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ryder in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 55 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 154 | #2,734 |
| 1980s | 0 | 208 | #2,165 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,129 | #928 |
| 2000s | 127 | 10,628 | #296 |
| 2010s | 1,136 | 36,070 | #98 |
| 2020–25 | 1,186 | 18,395 | #133 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.6% of babies named Ryder from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ryder is most popular
The index compares Ryder's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ryder.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.14× | 754 |
| Hawaii | 2.63× | 554 |
| Utah | 2.37× | 1,360 |
| Idaho | 2.35× | 630 |
| Oregon | 2.21× | 1,396 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ryder and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ryder (this page) | 66,639 | 2015 |
| Rider | 1,293 | 2014 |
| Rhyder | 1,220 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ryder's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ryder.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ryder (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data