Ryder
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-der
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #503 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #132 for boys
Ryder is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “horseman, rider”. In 2025 it ranked 503rd for boys in the UK (85 babies) and 132nd for boys in the US (2,710 babies).
What does Ryder mean?
English: occupational surname
“horseman, rider”
An English occupational surname for a mounted warrior or messenger.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ryder a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryder is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 85 boys in the UK and 111 girls and 2,710 boys in the US.
How popular is Ryder in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #503among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 3,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the UK were named Ryder, making it the 503rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 427th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 123 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ryder in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 88 boys in the UK were given Ryder or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #473, up from #503 for this spelling alone.
- Ryder 85
- Rhyder 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 478th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Ryder in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #503 |
| 2024 | 76 | #564 |
| 2023 | 87 | #510 |
| 2022 | 91 | #490 |
| 2021 | 123 | #401 |
| 2020 | 107 | #427 |
| 2019 | 85 | #515 |
| 2018 | 85 | #513 |
| 2017 | 73 | #578 |
| 2016 | 86 | #519 |
| 2015 | 83 | #524 |
| 2014 | 79 | #545 |
| 2013 | 63 | #617 |
| 2012 | 53 | #701 |
| 2011 | 46 | #764 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 29 | #953 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Ryder in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #132among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,710about 1 in 630 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,710 boys in the US were named Ryder, making it the 132nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 108th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 4,165 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960. 111 girls were also named Ryder in 2025 (1,808th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ryder in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryder in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,710 | #132 |
| 2024 | 2,703 | #134 |
| 2023 | 2,838 | #128 |
| 2022 | 3,326 | #115 |
| 2021 | 3,436 | #111 |
| 2020 | 3,382 | #108 |
| 2019 | 3,325 | #116 |
| 2018 | 3,015 | #131 |
| 2017 | 3,270 | #122 |
| 2016 | 3,893 | #102 |
| 2015 | 4,165 | #98 |
| 2014 | 4,113 | #95 |
| 2013 | 3,791 | #103 |
| 2012 | 3,821 | #100 |
| 2011 | 3,710 | #108 |
| 2010 | 2,967 | #135 |
| 2009 | 2,721 | #146 |
| 2008 | 1,936 | #203 |
| 2007 | 1,755 | #217 |
| 2006 | 1,346 | #257 |
| 2005 | 1,110 | #296 |
| 2004 | 832 | #341 |
| 2003 | 305 | #653 |
| 2002 | 246 | #719 |
| 2001 | 174 | #901 |
| 2000 | 203 | #794 |
| 1999 | 162 | #914 |
| 1998 | 155 | #917 |
| 1997 | 181 | #808 |
| 1996 | 125 | #997 |
| 1995 | 143 | #923 |
| 1994 | 135 | #947 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,261 |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,316 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
Names like Ryder
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Finn Ronan Kayden Rowan Aiden River Kian Caelan Rian Riley Cooper
Other spellings of Ryder
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ryder: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryder, updated 20 October 2026.