Mostly boys · British surname
Ryder
“cavalryman, messenger”
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The story behind the name
Meet Ryder.
US birth records for 2025 list 111 girls named Ryder (rank #1,815) and 2,710 boys named Ryder (rank #133).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 174 in 2024 to 111 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 2,703 in 2024 to 2,710 in 2025.
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How popular is Ryder?
Girls · 2025#1,815111 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1332,710 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 133 | 2,710 |
| 2025 | Girls | 1,815 | 111 |
| 2024 | Boys | 134 | 2,703 |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,325 | 174 |
| 2023 | Boys | 128 | 2,838 |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,211 | 197 |
| 2022 | Boys | 115 | 3,326 |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,182 | 204 |
| 2021 | Boys | 111 | 3,436 |
| 2021 | Girls | 998 | 257 |
| 2020 | Boys | 108 | 3,382 |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,039 | 243 |
| 2019 | Boys | 116 | 3,325 |
| 2019 | Girls | 1,356 | 167 |
| 2018 | Boys | 131 | 3,015 |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,828 | 112 |
| 2017 | Boys | 122 | 3,270 |
| 2017 | Girls | 2,178 | 88 |
| 2016 | Boys | 102 | 3,893 |
| 2016 | Girls | 1,795 | 116 |
| 2015 | Boys | 98 | 4,165 |
| 2015 | Girls | 1,619 | 133 |
| 2014 | Boys | 95 | 4,113 |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,658 | 129 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Variations & related forms
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