Boys' name · since 1990
Stryker
Stryker has 1,599 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,594 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,599
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,599 babies have been named Stryker since 1990, making it today's #2594 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Stryker recorded 1,599 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #2594 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #3,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,594 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,599 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stryker ranks #3,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,594 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,599 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,594 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,599
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stryker's 1,599 recorded births place it above 91.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Stryker compares
1,599 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Stryker's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stryker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,599 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stryker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stryker's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 105, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stryker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Stryker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (900 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Stryker's strongest decade.
900 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Stryker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 254
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
900 births
- 2020s
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 900 births (56% of all-time use).
How Stryker 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 Stryker's total volume
Stryker by state
Where Stryker concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 149 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 87 | 5.4% |
| #3 | California | | 59 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.8% |
149 of 1,599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Stryker appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stryker's data
- Stryker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (900 total births) through the 2020s (393) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Strykers (149 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stryker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Stryker 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.