Ryder
Ryder is both a surname and masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ryder
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryder is both a surname and masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ryder
Ryder first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 4,163 Ryders were born — ranking #98 that year. As of 2026, Ryder ranks #138 for baby boys with 2,571 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 69K Ryders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ryder
Ryder is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 69K births in the dataset. Ryder's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #95. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryder's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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