Boys' name · since 1993
Rider
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,293 babies named Rider, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rider is the #3720 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,293 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rider has been recorded 1,293 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #3720 nationally and more common than 73% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #4,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,720 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,293 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rider ranks #4,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,720 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,293 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rider's 1,293 recorded births place it above 90.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rider compares
1,293 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Rider's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rider | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rider's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rider's full recorded timeline at 2009, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rider popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Rider by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (549 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Rider's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rider births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
434 births
- 2010s
2010s
549 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 549 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rider 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 Rider's total volume
Rider by state
Where Rider concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 5.4% |
| #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% |
147 of 1,293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rider's data
- Rider's decade-level peak was the 2010s (549 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Riders (147 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 Rider: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Rider 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.