Ryker
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-ker
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,133 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #182 for boys
Ryker is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 182nd for boys in the US (2,003 babies).
Where does Ryker come from?
Modern name, perhaps from the surname Riker
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ryker a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryker is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 33 girls and 2,003 boys in the US.
How popular is Ryker in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Ryker, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ryker in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Ryker in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 43 | #826 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ryker in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #182among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,003about 1 in 850 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,003 boys in the US were named Ryker, making it the 182nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 148th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 3,247 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 33 girls were also named Ryker in 2025 (4,264th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ryker in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryker in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,003 | #182 |
| 2024 | 2,024 | #182 |
| 2023 | 1,986 | #184 |
| 2022 | 2,159 | #175 |
| 2021 | 2,495 | #153 |
| 2020 | 2,483 | #148 |
| 2019 | 2,825 | #135 |
| 2018 | 3,247 | #122 |
| 2017 | 3,088 | #131 |
| 2016 | 2,807 | #148 |
| 2015 | 2,769 | #149 |
| 2014 | 2,678 | #153 |
| 2013 | 2,486 | #164 |
| 2012 | 1,655 | #219 |
| 2011 | 1,294 | #270 |
| 2010 | 1,030 | #309 |
| 2009 | 883 | #354 |
| 2008 | 704 | #418 |
| 2007 | 480 | #535 |
| 2006 | 376 | #627 |
| 2005 | 283 | #717 |
| 2004 | 230 | #785 |
| 2003 | 175 | #935 |
| 2002 | 142 | #1,063 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,166 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,320 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,280 |
| 1998 | 100 | #1,221 |
| 1997 | 69 | #1,506 |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,530 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,349 |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,299 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Ryker
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Brody Kayden Aiden Ryder Kian Lochlan River Finley Callan
Other spellings of Ryker
Names related to Ryker
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, “Ryker: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryker, updated 20 October 2026.