Ryder

What Ryder means

From a surname for “a rider, cavalryman, or knight”

(countable) A surname originating as an occupation for a rider, cavalryman, or knight.

Source: Wiktionary, “Ryder” (revision 87856405), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ryder?

US: Falling: down from #98 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #489 in 2015, #478 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2015, when 4,165 boys got the name (#98 that year). First in the US records in 1960.

How common

• About 1 in 630 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,357 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (8.26 per 1,000 boys), HI (5.83 per 1,000 boys), WV (5.36 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ryder is #132 in the US and #478 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 96.1% of US babies named Ryder were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Rider30 US
• Raider23 US
• Rayder12 US
• Wryder7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ryder

Boys

• Ryland#703“rye + land”^*
• Cohen#225Editor’s note Up from #336 in 2015 to #225 in 2025 in the US
• Braxton#172Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #172 vs #2,014 in 2025
• Ryker#182Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #182 vs #1,066 in 2025
• Hudson#17Editor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records
• Cash#287Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #287 vs #2,014 in 2025

For a sister

• Hadley#121“heath + woodland clearing”^*
• Harper#16From a surname for “a player of the harp”^*
• Marley#322Editor’s note Down from #218 in 2015 to #322 in 2025 in the US
• Marleigh#975Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #975 vs #2,605 in 2025
• Teagan#340Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 6 babies
• Emery#74Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #74 vs #1,197 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ryder’s. Rank is US 2025.