Riker is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Riker is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,709 for boy births in the United States (and #5,809 across all names), given to 48 babies. Riker was first reported in SSA data in 1991 and peaked in 2015 (95 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | #2,709 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | #2,131 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | #1,962 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | #1,904 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | #1,909 |
| 2020 | 69 | 69 | #2,062 |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | #1,863 |
| 2018 | 74 | 74 | #1,991 |
| 2017 | 80 | 80 | #1,854 |
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | #1,672 |
| 2015 | 95 | 95 | #1,665 |
| 2014 | 76 | 76 | #1,916 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #2,517 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,208 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #5,064 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,715 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,389 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,319 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,814 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #6,069 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,629 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,283 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,279 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,509 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,787 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #4,732 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,381 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #4,401 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,513 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #8,030 |