girls:
507 births since 2003
#5209 (9th percentile)
boys:
37.1k births since 1970
#586 (87th percentile)
overall:
37.6k births since 1970
#1287 (83rd percentile)
The name Ryker is the #1,287 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 37,644 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 83.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 83.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #586 (87.2% percentile) for all time with 37,137 births since 1970. For girls, it ranks #5,209 (8.8% percentile) for all time with 507 births since 2003.
Ryker first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for boys and 2003 for girls). Birth data for Ryker is available in 42 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (42 years for boys and 15 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ryker has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 98.7% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Ryker reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 87.0% percentile (ranked #120) with 1,669 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 1,669 births per million (ranked 87.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Ryker ranks #181 for boys (80.2% percentile) with 1,079 births per million, which is 64.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Ryker reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 4.7% percentile (ranked #913) with 28 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 28 births per million (ranked 4.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Ryker ranks #921 for girls (2.7% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 63.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ryker".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Ryker. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 90.5% confident that Ryker is pronounced as RAI-ker, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is RIH-ker, at 9.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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