Boys' name · peaked in 2018
Ryker name popularity since 1925
41,784 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ryker (1.4% girls, 98.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Ryker is about 9 years old in 2026. Ryker peaked in 2018 as the #122 name for boys, and it ranked #183 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,784
- Named Ryker, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #183
- for boys in 2025 (2,003 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.6% boys
- 580 girls · 41,204 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 6.95× its national share
Peak year is the year Ryker 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.
Ryker births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Ryker both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Ryker became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 11,300 baby boys to 1 in 2,900.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 559 to 1 in 861.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ryker's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ryker.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ryker 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 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 16 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 48 | #5,060 |
| 1990s | 0 | 623 | #1,358 |
| 2000s | 5 | 3,488 | #719 |
| 2010s | 341 | 23,879 | #149 |
| 2020–25 | 234 | 13,150 | #183 |
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
80.4% of babies named Ryker from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ryker is most popular
The index compares Ryker'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 Ryker.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 6.95× | 2,406 |
| Idaho | 6.03× | 976 |
| Nebraska | 3.13× | 894 |
| North Dakota | 3.07× | 394 |
| South Dakota | 3.06× | 396 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ryker 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ryker (this page) | 41,204 | 2018 |
| Riker | 1,258 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ryker's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ryker.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ryker (2018).
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