Is Ryder a boy or girl name?
Ryder is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 172 girls and 2,694 boys were named Ryder, so 6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.5% of the 66,224 US babies named Ryder were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #134
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,332
- Babies named Ryder since 1960
- 66,224
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 4,296 babies
Boys and girls named Ryder, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 208 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,129 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 10,627 | 127 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 36,060 | 1,136 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 15,656 | 1,072 | 6.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,694 | #134 | 172 | #1,332 |
| 2023 | 2,834 | #128 | 197 | #1,210 |
| 2022 | 3,321 | #116 | 203 | #1,187 |
| 2021 | 3,430 | #111 | 257 | #997 |
| 2020 | 3,377 | #108 | 243 | #1,039 |
| 2019 | 3,324 | #116 | 167 | #1,356 |
| 2018 | 3,014 | #131 | 112 | #1,828 |
| 2017 | 3,268 | #122 | 88 | #2,177 |
| 2016 | 3,893 | #102 | 116 | #1,794 |
| 2015 | 4,163 | #98 | 133 | #1,619 |
| 2014 | 4,113 | #95 | 129 | #1,658 |
| 2013 | 3,790 | #103 | 103 | #1,937 |
| 2012 | 3,819 | #100 | 112 | #1,820 |
| 2011 | 3,710 | #108 | 130 | #1,651 |
| 2010 | 2,966 | #135 | 46 | #3,506 |
| 2009 | 2,720 | #146 | 32 | #4,660 |
| 2008 | 1,936 | #204 | 17 | #7,682 |
| 2007 | 1,755 | #217 | 26 | #5,495 |
| 2006 | 1,346 | #257 | 25 | #5,518 |
| 2005 | 1,110 | #296 | 11 | #9,989 |
| 2004 | 832 | #341 | 11 | #9,781 |
| 2003 | 305 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 246 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 174 | #905 | 5 | #17,380 |
| 2000 | 203 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 162 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 155 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 181 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 143 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 135 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,413 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,079 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,177 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,492 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,632 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,986 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ryder reached #95 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #997 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.