Boys' name · since 1973
Strider
Strider has 465 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Strider is the #4080 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 465 recorded since 1973.
Strider has 465 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4080 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,080 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Strider ranks #8,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,080 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 465 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Strider's 465 recorded births place it above 81.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Strider compares
465 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
Strider's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Strider | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Strider's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Strider's full recorded timeline at 2011, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Strider popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Strider by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (179 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Strider's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Strider births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 179 births (38% of all-time use).
Strider by state
Where Strider concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.8% |
15 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Striders (15 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 Strider: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Strider 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.