Ryker Boy
How popular is Ryker?
#182 boy name in 2025
2,003 baby boys were named Ryker in the US in 2025, making it the 182nd most popular boy name. Another 33 girls got the name (#4,264 for girls).
Ryker popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #182 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,003 boys, 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #149 in 2015, #148 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (3,247 boys) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ryker counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ryker family of names ranked #190 for boys in 2025 (#191 the year before), with 2,056 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ryker | 2,003 | 97% |
| Riker | 48 | 2% |
| Rykker | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ryker is most popular
Babies named Ryker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 10.0 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- North Dakota: 5.4 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- South Dakota: 5.1 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Vermont: 4.9 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- West Virginia: 4.7 per 1,000 (155 boys)
Ryker by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | #4,228 |
| 1980s | 48 | #3,700 |
| 1990s | 623 | #1,221 |
| 2000s | 3,488 | #354 |
| 2010s | 23,879 | #122 |
| 2020s | 13,150 | #148 |
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Questions
- Is Ryker a boy or girl name?
- Ryker is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Ryker were boys.
- How popular is the name Ryker?
- 2,003 baby boys were named Ryker in the US in 2025, making it the 182nd most popular boy name. Another 33 girls got the name (#4,264 for girls).
- When was Ryker most popular?
- Ryker peaked in 2018, when 3,247 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #122 in 2018.
- How many people are named Ryker?
- 41,784 babies have been named Ryker in the US since 1880. We estimate about 41,505 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Ryker most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ryker was most common in Wyoming, at 10.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.