Boys' name · since 2005
Rayder
202 babies named Rayder in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
202 babies have been named Rayder since 2005, making it today's #7060 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayder has been recorded 202 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #7060 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,894 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,060 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 202 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayder ranks #12,894 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,060 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 202 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayder's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rayder compares
202 38th percentile among 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
Rayder's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 202 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayder's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Rayder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Rayder's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Rayder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rayder's data
- Rayder's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Rayder 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.