Ryder
Top 1000
About Ryder
Ryder, one of the current favorite er-ending boys’ names, has been in the spotlight since Kate Hudson and her rocker husband Chris Robinson chose it for their son in 2004. Very popular in several provinces of Canada, Ryder was chosen by John Leguzamo for his son and adorns Boy Meets World star Ryder Strong.
In the past, Ryder was much more prevalent as a surname, as in American Old Master painter Albert Pinkham Ryder and Brideshead Revisited protagonist Charles Ryder. Not all came by it legitimately, however--Winona Ryder was born Winona Horowitz.
Trivia note: The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf tournament with competing teams from Europe and the US.
Pronounced RY-der.
As of October 2026, Ryder ranked #133 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #95 in 2014, Nameberry popularity #454.
Editor's take: The name Ryder is a boy's name of British origin meaning "cavalryman, messenger".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #95 | 4,113 | 2,141.2 |
| 2015 | #98 | 4,163 | 2,171.9 |
| 2016 | #102 | 3,893 | 2,051.4 |
| 2017 | #122 | 3,268 | 1,765.6 |
| 2018 | #131 | 3,014 | 1,659.5 |
| 2019 | #116 | 3,324 | 1,852.6 |
| 2020 | #108 | 3,377 | 1,956.5 |
| 2021 | #111 | 3,430 | 1,960.6 |
| 2022 | #116 | 3,321 | 1,902.1 |
| 2023 | #128 | 2,834 | 1,656.8 |
| 2024 | #134 | 2,694 | 1,563.7 |
| 2025 | #133 | 2,710 | 1,586.6 |
World rankings
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Ryder on lists
Famous Ryders
- Ryder Windham
American novelist
- (Eric) Ryder Hesjedal
Canadian cyclist
- Ryder Matos (Santos)
Brazilian footballer
- Ryder Smyth
Australian actor
- Ryder Richards
American conceptual artist
- Ryder Buck (b. 1990)
late son of director Chris Buck
- Ryder Lee "Lucas" Leguizamo (b. 2000)
son of actor John Leguizamo
- Ryder Russell Robinson (b. 2004)
son of actress Kate Hudson and musician Chris Robinson
- Ryder Resnikoff
youngest son of Meg Resnikoff, co,founder of YouTube channel "whatsupmoms"
- Ryder Newbery (b. 2006)
son of divers Robert and Chantelle Newbery
- Ryder Fieri (b. 2006)
son of TV chef Guy Fieri
- Ryder (b. 2007)
son of singer and "American Idol" finalist Megan Joy
- Ryder Wilkinson (b. 2007)
quintuplet son of Rachelle and Jayson Wilkinson
- Ryder Evan Russaw (b. 2007)
son of singer Faith Evans and Todd Russaw
- Ryder LaBarbera (b. 2009)
son of ice hockey player and TV personalities Jason and Kodette LaBarbera ("Hockey Wives")
- Ryder Carpenter (b. 2009)
son of IndyCar racing driver Ed Carpenter
- Ryder Vogelsong (b. 2010)
son of baseball player Ryan Vogelsong
- Ryder Williams (b. 2011)
son of singer J. Williams
- Ryder James Osmond (b. 2013)
grandson of singer Donny Osmond
- Ryder Jace Ellison (b. 2013)
son of motorcycle racer James Ellison
- Ryder Jackson Hurst (b. 2015)
son of actor Jackson Hurst
- Ryder Falcon (b. 2017)
son of country star Rodney Atkins
Ryder in pop culture
- Ryder Scanlon
character on Freeform's "Melissa & Joey"
- Ryder Lynn
character on Fox's "Glee"
- Ryder Callahan
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Ryder Asa Ford
character on American soap "One Life to Live"
- Lance "Ryder" Wilson
character in video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
- Ryder
character on Nickelodeon's "PAW Patrol"
- Ryder
main character in Kazuo Ishiguro's "The Unconsoled"
- Red Ryder
cowboy character
- Ryder
character in Marvel Comics
- Ryder
truck rental company
- Honey Ryder
British band
- Ryder Cup
golf tournament