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“Rider, cavalryman, or mounted knight (occupational surname)” — English origin
Girl's name · #1815 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Ryder's best rank, #998, came in 2021; it has settled back to #1815 today. Roughly 2,400 girls have been named Ryder since 2001. It is also an American family name — about 14,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 94% of babies named Ryder in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 33 notable people named Ryder:
Similar names: Beckett · Ridley · Gentry · Raine · Royal · Karter
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