Boys' name · since 2016
Riser
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Riser, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riser is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 2016.
Riser has 18 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2016 to 2021.
- #29,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riser ranks #29,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riser's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Riser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riser splits its recorded history at 2019: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births).
Riser popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Riser by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Riser's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Riser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Riser's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Riser: 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 (~5 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, 2016–2021 (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 Riser 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.