Total births
79
Boys' name · since 2014
Ridger
79 babies named Ridger in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7684
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
Ridger currently ranks #7684 among boys' names in America, with 79 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ridger has been recorded 79 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #7684 nationally and more common than 46% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #7684 among boys today
- 79 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 46% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ridger is currently the #7684 boys' name in America, more common than 46% of boys - 79 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7684
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
Ridger vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7684
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Ridger was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ridger in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Ridger compares
79 22th percentile among 14,294 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
Ridger's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ridger | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ridger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ridger's full recorded timeline at 2020, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ridger at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#7,684
Active since
2014
Ridger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Ridger by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ridger's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ridger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 53 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ridger? ▼
79 babies have been named Ridger since 2014. It currently ranks #7684 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Ridger most popular? ▼
Ridger was most popular in the 2020s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ridger been used? ▼
Ridger has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ridger? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ridge, Ridley, Rider, Ridwan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ridger
Nearby Names Like Ridger
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ridger
Ridge Boy
#527 7,893 births
Ridley Boy
#2238 1,528 births
Rider Boy
#4159 1,293 births
Ridwan Boy
#4654 689 births
Riddick Boy
#6525 662 births
Compare Ridger side by side: Ridger vs Ridge Ridger vs Ridley Ridger vs Rider
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ridger: #7684 Boys' Name - 79 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ridger. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ridger 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 June 2026.