Boys' name · since 2009
Rhyker
459 babies named Rhyker in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhyker currently ranks #4125 among boys' names in America, with 459 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhyker has been recorded 459 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #4125 nationally and more common than 70% 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 2009 to 2025.
- #8,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,125 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhyker ranks #8,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,125 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 459 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhyker's 459 recorded births place it above 81.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rhyker compares
459 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Rhyker's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhyker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhyker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhyker's full recorded timeline at 2017, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhyker popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Rhyker popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Rhyker as girls' name)
Rhyker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (266 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Rhyker's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Rhyker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 266 births (58% of all-time use).
Rhyker by state
Where Rhyker concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
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What to do with Rhyker's data
- Rhyker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (266 total births) through the 2020s (185) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rhykers (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhyker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Rhyker 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.