Is Ryker a boy or girl name?
Ryker is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 2,011 boys were named Ryker, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 39,721 US babies named Ryker were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #183
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,861
- Babies named Ryker since 1970
- 39,721
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 3,290 babies
Boys and girls named Ryker, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 623 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,487 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 23,875 | 340 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 11,126 | 201 | 1.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,011 | #183 | 39 | #3,861 |
| 2023 | 1,984 | #184 | 31 | #4,539 |
| 2022 | 2,157 | #175 | 50 | #3,262 |
| 2021 | 2,494 | #153 | 38 | #3,924 |
| 2020 | 2,480 | #148 | 43 | #3,534 |
| 2019 | 2,825 | #135 | 43 | #3,599 |
| 2018 | 3,247 | #122 | 43 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 3,087 | #131 | 37 | #4,057 |
| 2016 | 2,805 | #148 | 44 | #3,570 |
| 2015 | 2,769 | #149 | 49 | #3,337 |
| 2014 | 2,677 | #153 | 48 | #3,361 |
| 2013 | 2,486 | #164 | 32 | #4,519 |
| 2012 | 1,655 | #219 | 24 | #5,687 |
| 2011 | 1,294 | #271 | 15 | #8,123 |
| 2010 | 1,030 | #310 | 5 | #19,291 |
| 2009 | 882 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 704 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 480 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 376 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 283 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 230 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 175 | #941 | 5 | #17,842 |
| 2002 | 142 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 100 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 69 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,625 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,868 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,982 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,818 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,060 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,742 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,522 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,630 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ryker reached #122 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #3,262 in 2022. 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.