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Boy · English (modern coinage)
Ryker
Say it: RY-kur
Meaning
A modern American coinage, apparently a respelling of the surname Riker; the surname's own origin is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 30,845 babies given this name since 1970
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 559 boys
- 2,500 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Riker
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.