Ryder is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Ryder is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #133 among boys (2,710) and #1,815 among girls (111) — overall #225 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,821 | 2,821 | #1,815 | #133 |
| 2024 | 2,877 | 2,877 | #1,325 | #134 |
| 2023 | 3,035 | 3,035 | #1,211 | #128 |
| 2022 | 3,530 | 3,530 | #1,182 | #115 |
| 2021 | 3,693 | 3,699 | #998 | #111 |
| 2020 | 3,625 | 3,625 | #1,039 | #108 |
| 2019 | 3,492 | 3,492 | #1,356 | #116 |
| 2018 | 3,127 | 3,127 | #1,828 | #131 |
| 2017 | 3,358 | 3,358 | #2,178 | #122 |
| 2016 | 4,009 | 4,009 | #1,795 | #102 |
| 2015 | 4,298 | 4,298 | #1,619 | #98 |
| 2014 | 4,242 | 4,242 | #1,658 | #95 |
| 2013 | 3,894 | 3,894 | #1,937 | #103 |
| 2012 | 3,933 | 3,933 | #1,820 | #100 |
| 2011 | 3,840 | 3,840 | #1,651 | #108 |
| 2010 | 3,013 | 3,013 | #3,507 | #135 |
| 2009 | 2,753 | 2,753 | #4,660 | #146 |
| 2008 | 1,953 | 1,953 | #7,682 | #204 |
| 2007 | 1,781 | 1,781 | #5,497 | #217 |
| 2006 | 1,371 | 1,371 | #5,519 | #257 |
| 2005 | 1,121 | 1,121 | #9,989 | #296 |
| 2004 | 843 | 843 | #9,781 | #341 |
| 2003 | 305 | 305 | — | #653 |
| 2002 | 246 | 246 | — | #723 |
| 2001 | 179 | 179 | #17,381 | #905 |
| 2000 | 203 | 203 | — | #797 |
| 1999 | 162 | 162 | — | #919 |
| 1998 | 155 | 155 | — | #920 |
| 1997 | 181 | — | — | #813 |
| 1996 | 125 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1995 | 143 | — | — | #928 |
| 1994 | 135 | — | — | #951 |
| 1993 | 80 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1992 | 73 | — | — | #1,327 |
| 1991 | 42 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | — | #2,206 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,766 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | — | #2,127 |
| 1987 | 29 | — | — | #2,105 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | — | #2,165 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,414 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | — | #2,771 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | — | #3,079 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,872 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,397 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,875 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,900 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,642 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,488 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | — | #2,734 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,176 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | — | #2,404 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,602 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,631 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,950 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,314 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,599 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,984 |