Unisex name · since 2002
Rhyder
1,220 babies named Rhyder in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,220
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhyder is the #3297 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,220 recorded since 2002.
Rhyder has 1,220 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3297 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #4,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,220 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhyder ranks #4,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,220 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,220
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhyder's 1,220 recorded births place it above 90.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhyder compares
1,220 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Rhyder's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhyder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,220 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhyder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhyder's full recorded timeline at 2014, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhyder popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Rhyder popularity over time - girls
155 total births recorded since 2011 (Rhyder as girls' name)
Rhyder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (750 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Rhyder's strongest decade.
750 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rhyder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
750 births
- 2020s
2020s
313 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 750 births (61% of all-time use).
How Rhyder 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 Rhyder's total volume
Rhyder by state
Where Rhyder concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 339 | 27.8% |
| #2 | California | | 57 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
339 of 1,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rhyder appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhyder's data
- Rhyder's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (750 total births) through the 2020s (313) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rhyders (339 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhyder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Rhyder 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.