Ryder has been given to about 69,088 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Ryder ranks 133rd among American boys in 2025, with 2,821 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 4,298 babies were given the name, ranking 98th. The typical living American called Ryder is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.47% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.