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Ryder

Boy

Meaning of Ryder: English: 'cavalryman'

Ryder is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 135th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 529th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#135

2,821 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#529

73 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

69,088

First recorded 1960 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 73 babies1993: 80 babies1994: 135 babies1995: 143 babies1996: 125 babies1997: 181 babies1998: 155 babies1999: 162 babies2000: 203 babies20002001: 179 babies2002: 246 babies2003: 305 babies2004: 843 babies2005: 1,121 babies2006: 1,371 babies2007: 1,781 babies2008: 1,953 babies2009: 2,753 babies2010: 3,013 babies20102011: 3,840 babies2012: 3,933 babies2013: 3,894 babies2014: 4,242 babies2015: 4,298 babies2016: 4,009 babies2017: 3,358 babies2018: 3,127 babies2019: 3,492 babies2020: 3,625 babies20202021: 3,693 babies2022: 3,530 babies2023: 3,035 babies2024: 2,877 babies2025: 2,821 babies
US babies named Ryder per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,298.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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