Ryder

Where Ryder comes from

The dictionaries list Ryder as a given name — a male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1960
    First appearance
    #3,665 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1980
    Ryder Hesjedal born
    racing cyclist
  3. 1993
    Ryder Matos born
    Brazilian footballer
  4. 2014
    Peak, #95
    4,113 babies named Ryder — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Ryder Hesjedal · racing cyclist, born 1980
  • Ryder Matos · Brazilian footballer, born 1993
  • Ryder Dodd · American water polo player, born 2006
  • Ryder Ryan · American baseball player, born 1995
  • Ryder Sarchett · American alpine skier, born 2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.