US rank #4253 Boys' name Peak 2014 1,262 births

Rider — #4253 US boys' name

1,262 babies named Rider in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1322000s4342010s5492020s147
#4253
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Rider was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

71 babies were named Rider in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rider

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,262 babies named Rider between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rider currently holds the #4253 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rider performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 549 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rider shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rider in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rider in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,262 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rider at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,262

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2014

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,253

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rider popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
71
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961993 9

Rider by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
549 births that decade — 44% of Rider's all-time total
1990s1322000s4342010s5492020s147

Rider by state

Where Rider concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Rider
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
147 11.6%
#2 Texas
70 5.5%
#3 Florida
10 0.8%
#4 Washington
6 0.5%
#5 Oklahoma
5 0.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#7 Utah
5 0.4%
California share of Rider's total US births 11.6%
Even split

147 of 1,262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rider?
1,262 babies have been named Rider since 1993. It currently ranks #4253 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 71 births.
When was Rider most popular?
Rider was most popular in the 2010s decade with 549 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Rider most popular?
The top states for the name Rider are California (147 births), Texas (70 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Rider been used?
Rider has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rider?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ridge, Ridley, Ridwan, Riddick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.