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Boy's name · #133 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave
94% boys · 6% girls — Ryder is also given to girls: 111 in 2025, about 1 in 17 in recent years. Ryder →
Ryder reached #95 in 2014 and has eased to #133 since. About 67,000 boys have carried it since 1960.
Actress Kate Hudson and Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson chose the name for their son, Ryder Russell, born in January 2004; US use of the name jumped sharply that year.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#98 in New Zealand (2025) · #483 in England & Wales (2025) · #744 in Scotland (2025) · #250 in Canada (2024).
Among 33 notable people named Ryder:
Sports figures appear 2.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian sport cyclist (born 1980).
Similar names: Jaxson · Ryker · Tucker · Archer · Carter · Jagger
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