Meaning and history
Ryder is an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere, meaning “mounted warrior” or “messenger.” It became more popular in the 2000s, in part because it begins with the same sound as names such as Ryan and Riley.
20062006: 1,346 births, rank #257
2007: 1,755 births, rank #217
2008: 1,936 births, rank #203
2009: 2,721 births, rank #146
2010: 2,967 births, rank #135
20112011: 3,710 births, rank #108
2012: 3,821 births, rank #100
2013: 3,791 births, rank #103
2014: 4,113 births, rank #95
2015: 4,165 births, rank #98
20162016: 3,893 births, rank #102
2017: 3,270 births, rank #122
2018: 3,015 births, rank #131
2019: 3,325 births, rank #116
2020: 3,382 births, rank #108
20212021: 3,436 births, rank #111
2022: 3,326 births, rank #115
2023: 2,838 births, rank #128
2024: 2,703 births, rank #134
20252025: 2,710 births, rank #132
Ryder rose from #134 to #133 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 4,165 births.