Boys' name · since 1995
Raider
598 babies named Raider in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raider currently ranks #4487 among boys' names in America, with 598 babies recorded since 1995.
Raider has 598 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4487 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,487 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 598 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raider ranks #7,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,487 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 598 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raider's 598 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raider compares
598 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raider's all-time total is 62% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raider | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 598 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raider's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raider's full recorded timeline at 2012, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raider popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Raider by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (309 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Raider's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Raider births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 309 births (52% of all-time use).
How Raider compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raider's total volume
Raider by state
Where Raider concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Utah | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.8% |
32 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Raider's data
- Raider's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (309 total births) through the 2020s (181) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Raiders (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raider: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raider draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.