Ryder

Boy · English

Ryder

Say it: RY-dur

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Meaning

From an English occupational surname for a mounted man or rider.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Rose in the US from the 2000s.

Its wave through time

In the United States

012318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015per 1,000 babies of that sex
  • 52,967 babies given this name since 1960
  • At its height in 2015, about 1 in 461 boys
  • 3,564 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

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The family of the name

Other spellings: Rider

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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