The name Snyder is a boy's name meaning "tailor".

Deriving from the Middle English word snithen meaning "to cut", Snyder is an occupational surname associated with stitching clothing. It's an obscure choice as a given name, but shares the sounds and feel of popular names such as Silas, Ryder, Sawyer, and Saylor.
 
The name appears in several different forms, including the German and Jewish Schneider, and the Dutch Snijder, Sneijer and De Snaijer with some suggesting that Snyder is in fact an Anglicized corruption of these forms.
 
Film director Zack Snyder is a notable bearer of the surname, as are fashion designer Todd Snyder and actress Harriet Nelson, also known as Peggy Lou Snyder. The name might also feel familiar thanks to the pretzel snack brand, Snyder's of Hanover.
 
The name has been given to at least 5 boys every year in the US since 2006, with 2015 being its current peak when 21 boys were called Snyder.

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The name Snyder peaked for boys at #2862 in 1912.

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