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Ryker

Boy

Meaning of Ryker: American: 'rye field worker'

Ryker is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 186th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1282nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#186

2,036 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1282

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

41,784

First recorded 1970 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 50 babies1993: 50 babies1994: 80 babies1995: 76 babies1996: 65 babies1997: 69 babies1998: 100 babies1999: 95 babies2000: 97 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 142 babies2003: 180 babies2004: 230 babies2005: 283 babies2006: 376 babies2007: 480 babies2008: 704 babies2009: 883 babies2010: 1,035 babies20102011: 1,309 babies2012: 1,679 babies2013: 2,518 babies2014: 2,726 babies2015: 2,818 babies2016: 2,851 babies2017: 3,125 babies2018: 3,290 babies2019: 2,869 babies2020: 2,526 babies20202021: 2,533 babies2022: 2,209 babies2023: 2,017 babies2024: 2,063 babies2025: 2,036 babies
US babies named Ryker per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,290.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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