Ryker
Top 1000
About Ryker
As a stylish name, Ryker has three big things going for it: its Ry beginning (as in Riley, Ryder, and Rylan), its two-syllable rhythm, and its er ending. A nice surprise for many is it's "rich" meaning. While this may not be a factor beyond New York City, there is an infamous prison there called Riker's Island. Ryker is one of the trendiest German names for boys in the US.
Pronounced RY-ker.
As of October 2026, Ryker ranked #183 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #122 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #244.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #153 | 2,677 | 1,393.6 |
| 2015 | #149 | 2,769 | 1,444.6 |
| 2016 | #148 | 2,805 | 1,478.1 |
| 2017 | #131 | 3,087 | 1,667.8 |
| 2018 | #122 | 3,247 | 1,787.8 |
| 2019 | #135 | 2,825 | 1,574.5 |
| 2020 | #148 | 2,480 | 1,436.8 |
| 2021 | #153 | 2,494 | 1,425.6 |
| 2022 | #175 | 2,157 | 1,235.4 |
| 2023 | #184 | 1,984 | 1,159.8 |
| 2024 | #183 | 2,011 | 1,167.2 |
| 2025 | #183 | 2,003 | 1,172.7 |
World rankings
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Ryker on lists
Famous Rykers
- Ryker Mathews
American CFL player
- Ryker Wixom
American Instagram model
- Rykers Solomon
Nauruan politician
- Riker Anthony Lynch
American musician and actor
- Ryker Kile
son of late baseball player Darryl Kile
- Ryker Kesler (b. 2010)
son of ice hockey player Ryan Kesler
- Ryker Mobley Brice (b. 2013)
son of American country singer Lee Brice
Ryker in pop culture
- Ryker Grimborn
character from "Dragons: Race to the Edge"
- Elias Ryker
character in the Altered Carbon universe
- John Ryker
character in The Hulk comics
- Kieran Ryker
character on TV's "Chuck
- William Riker
character on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
- Rikers Island
New York City prison