How popular is the name Ryder?

Ryder ranks 409th among boys' names in US records, with 67,492 births since 1960. Over the past decade it accounts for 33,713.

Is Ryder a unisex name?

No. Ryder is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2015, when 4,224 children were given the name. It has been in use for 65 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Rider. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#409 of boy names

Pronounced R AY1 D ER0 (ARPABET)

Ryder is a boys' name, and first appears in 1960. It has been given to 67,492 children — the 409th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2015, when 4,224 children were given it.

Rider is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2015Boys: 4,224Girls: 133

These spellings sound identical to Ryder and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ryder?: Ryder ranks 409th among boys' names in US records, with 67,492 births since 1960. Over the past decade it accounts for 33,713.
Is Ryder a unisex name?: No. Ryder is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ryder most popular?: 2015, when 4,224 children were given the name. It has been in use for 65 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ryder spelled?: Rider. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.